albasea

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish albacea, from Andalusian Arabic صَحْب الوَصِيَّة (ṣáḥb alwaṣíyya, literally “companion of the will”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalbaˈsea/ [ʔɐl.bɐˈsɛː.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Syllabification: al‧ba‧se‧a

Noun

albasea (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜐᜒᜌ) (law)

  1. testamentary executor; administrator

See also

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 21
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