starch

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɑːrtʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/stɑrtʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stärch)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
starch n (in food)almidón nm
  fécula nf
 Potatoes and rice contain starch.
 Las patatas y el arroz tienen almidón.
starch n (for ironing)almidón nm
 Peter uses starch to make his shirt collars stiff.
 Peter usa almidón para dejar rígido el cuello de sus camisas.
starch [sth] vtr (clothes, ironing) (ropa)almidonar vtr
 Debbie starched the shirts.
 Debbie almidonó las camisas.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
starch n figurative (formality)formalidad almidonada grupo nom
  modales rígidos grupo nom
  circunspección exagerada grupo nom
 James could tell his girlfriend's mother didn't like him from the starch in her manner.
 James sabía que no le caía muy bien a la madre de su novia por la formalidad almidonada en que lo trataba.
starch n US, colloquial, figurative (energy)coraje nm
  temple nm
  determinación nm
  vigor nm
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
potato starch n (carbohydrate extract used as thickener)almidón de papa loc nom m
 El almidón de papa se puede usar como espesante.
  (España)almidón de patata nm
starch syrup n (glucose)jarabe de maíz nm + loc adj
  jarabe de almidón nm + loc adj
wheat starch n (carbohydrate part of cereal grain)almidón de trigo nm + loc adj
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