alkahuwete
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alcahuete, from Arabic الْقَوَّاد (al-qawwād).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkahuˈete/ [ʔɐl.kɐˈhwɛː.t̪ɛ]
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: al‧ka‧hu‧we‧te
Noun
alkahuwete (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜑᜓᜏᜒᜆᜒ)
Further reading
- “alkahuwete”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “alkagwete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 31
- 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