almusal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almorzar (“to have lunch”), and underwent semantic shift from “lunch” to “breakfast”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalmuˈsal/ [ʔɐl.mʊˈsal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: al‧mu‧sal

Noun

almusál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜐᜎ᜔)

  1. breakfast
    Synonyms: agahan, (Batangas, Marinduque) pamahaw, des-ayuno

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Further reading

  • “almusal”, 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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