alas-tres
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- alas tres
- alas-3 — abbreviation
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish a las tres (“at three o' clock”). By surface analysis, alas + tres.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌlas ˈtɾes/ [ʔɐˌlas ˈt̪ɾɛs]
- Rhymes: -es
- Syllabification: a‧las-tres
Noun
alás-tres (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)
- three o'clock
- Synonym: (formal) ikatlo