alebosya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alevosía.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaleˈbosja/ [ʔɐ.lɛˈboː.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔaleˈbosja/ [ʔɐ.lɛˈbos.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -osja
  • Syllabification: a‧le‧bos‧ya

Noun

alebosya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜊᜓᜐ᜔ᜌ)

  1. treachery; perfidy
    Synonyms: kataksilan, kaliluhan, katrayduran

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 23
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