alkitara

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alquitara, from alcatara, from Andalusian Arabic القطارة (al-qaṭṭára), from Arabic قَطَّارَة (qaṭṭāra).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkiˈtaɾa/ [ʔɐl.kɪˈt̪aː.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Syllabification: al‧ki‧ta‧ra

Noun

alkitara (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜒᜆᜇ)

  1. still (a device for distilling liquids)
    Synonyms: alakan, destilador, alambike

Further reading

  • “alkitara”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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