agaradera

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agarradera.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɡaɾaˈdeɾa/ [ʔɐ.ɣɐ.ɾɐˈd̪ɛː.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: a‧ga‧ra‧de‧ra

Noun

agaradera (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜇᜇᜒᜇ)

  1. handle (of a door, drawer, container, etc.)
    Synonym: hawakan

Further reading

  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 16
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