acemite

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic السَمِيد (as-samī́d), from Arabic سَمِيذ (samīḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθeˈmite/ [a.θeˈmi.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aseˈmite/ [a.seˈmi.t̪e]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ite
• Syllabification: a‧ce‧mi‧te

Noun

acemite m (plural acemites)

1. (archaic) bran

   Synonym: salvado

Derived terms

• cemita

 

Further reading

• “acemite”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10