agwa-borikada

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agua boricada (literally “boric water”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔaɡwa boɾiˈkada/ [ˌʔaɡ.wɐ bo.ɾɪˈxaː.d̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: ag‧wa-bo‧ri‧ka‧da

Noun

agwa-borikada (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜊᜓᜇᜒᜃᜇ) (inorganic chemistry)

  1. boric acid

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 17
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