almondigas

See also: almóndigas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almóndigas, plural of almóndiga, a variant of albóndiga, from Arabic الْبُنْدُقَة (al-bunduqa, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalmondiˈɡas/ [ʔɐl.mon̪.d̪ɪˈɣas]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: al‧mon‧di‧gas

Noun

almondigás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜄᜐ᜔)

  1. meatball
    Synonym: bola-bola

Further reading

  • “almondigas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “almondigas”, 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 21
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