almoseda

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almoceda (“impost on water for irrigation”), from Arabic مُسْدًى (musdan, “that which is offered, granted”), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalmoˈseda/ [ʔɐl.moˈsɛː.d̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eda
  • Syllabification: al‧mo‧se‧da

Noun

almoseda (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜐᜒᜇ) (law)

  1. tax on water for land irrigation
    Magbayad ng almoseda.
    Pay irrigation tax.

See also

Further reading

  • “almoseda”, 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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