almécega
Portuguese, noun/awˈmɛ.se.ɡɐ/
almécega is spelled A-L-M-É-C-E-G-A (8 letters). Almécega is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “putty, mastic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “resina amarelada de aroeira ou lentisco usada como condimento”.
What does almécega mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineputty, mastic
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. resina amarelada de aroeira ou lentisco usada como condimento 2. goma de mascar; mástique
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of almécega
- almécegas plural
- almácega alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce almécega?
- Brazil /awˈmɛ.se.ɡɐ/
- Brazil [aʊ̯ˈmɛ.se.ɡɐ]
- Portugal /alˈmɛ.sɨ.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.