fécula

See also: fecula

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin faecula, diminutive of faex (“residue, dregs”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.ku.lɐ/

Rhymes: -ɛkulɐ
Hyphenation: fé‧cu‧la

Noun

fécula f (plural féculas)

starch (powdery substance extracted from plants)
Synonym: amido

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin faecula, diminutive of faex (“residue, dregs”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfekula/ [ˈfe.ku.la]
Rhymes: -ekula
Syllabification: fé‧cu‧la

Noun

fécula f (plural féculas)

starch (powdery substance extracted from plants)
Synonym: almidón

Further reading

“fécula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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