almohasa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almohaza (“currycomb”), from Arabic الْمِحَسَّة (al-miḥassa, “currycomb”) via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalmoˈhasa/ [ʔɐl.moˈhaː.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -asa
  • Syllabification: al‧mo‧ha‧sa

Noun

almohasa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜑᜐ)

  1. currycomb
    Synonym: suyod

Derived terms

  • almohasahin
  • mag-almohasa

See also

Further reading

  • “almohasa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “almohasa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • 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 26
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