alarakas

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alharacas, plural of alharaca, from Andalusian Arabic الحَرَٰكَة (al-ḥaráka), from Arabic حَرَكَة (ḥaraka).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalaˈɾakas/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈɾaː.xɐs]
  • Rhymes: -akas
  • Syllabification: a‧la‧ra‧kas

Noun

alarakas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜇᜃᜐ᜔)

  1. clamor; fuss; ado
    Synonyms: kuntil-butil, kiyaw-kiyaw, alboroto, kutsukutso, kuskos-balungos, daldal, satsat, gulo, gigi, rekobeko, kesyo

Derived terms

  • maalarakas

Further reading

  • “alarakas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “alarakas”, 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 25
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