alpahol

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alfajor, from Andalusian Arabic الفشر (al-fašur), from Classical Persian افشر (afšur, “juice”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalpaˈhol/ [ʔɐl.pɐˈhol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: al‧pa‧hol

Noun

alpahól (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜑᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. food made from sliced sweet potatoes and cooked in sugar, milk, or coconut milk

Derived terms

  • alpahulin
  • inalpahol

See also

Further reading

  • “alpahol”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “alpahol”, 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 24
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