almáciga
Spanish, noun/alˈmaθiɡa/
almáciga is spelled A-L-M-Á-C-I-G-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Spanish, the 165,375th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Almáciga is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “seedbed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Resina traslúcida y amarillenta que se obtiene por incisión o raspadura de la corteza del almácigo (lentisco)”.
What does almáciga mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineseedbed
noun
- 1
femininea yellowy resin extracted from Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), mastic
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Resina traslúcida y amarillenta que se obtiene por incisión o raspadura de la corteza del almácigo (lentisco).
noun: 1. Recipiente, bolsa de plástico o lugar, donde se realiza la germinación y crecimiento de semillas hasta lograr plantas pequeñas para en el futuro trasplantarlas a suelo firme.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of almáciga
- almácigas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce almáciga?
- /alˈmaθiɡa/
- [alˈma.θi.ɣ̞a]
- /alˈmasiɡa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to almáciga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is almáciga in Spanish?
almáciga appears about once in every 20 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).