alambike

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alambique (“still; alembic”), from Arabic الإِنْبِيق (al-ʔinbīq, “still”), from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix, “cup, cap of a still”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalamˈbike/ [ʔɐ.lɐmˈbiː.xɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ike
  • Syllabification: a‧lam‧bi‧ke

Noun

alambike (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜃᜒ)

  1. still (a device for distilling liquids)
    Synonyms: alakan, destilador, alkitara

Further reading

  • “alambike”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • 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 20
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