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noun, masculine

amidon

/a.mi.dɔ̃/

noun, masculine/a.mi.dɔ̃/

starch

Related: amidonnier

Borrowed from Medieval Latin amidum, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon). Compare Spanish almidón, Greek άμυλο (ámylo), Hebrew עמילן (amilan).