alpasote

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish apasote, variant of epazote, from Classical Nahuatl epazōtl.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalpaˈsote/ [ʔɐl.pɐˈsoː.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: al‧pa‧so‧te

Noun

alpasote (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜐᜓᜆᜒ)

  1. epazote; wormseed (Dysphania ambrosioides)

Further reading

  • “alpasote”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “alpasote”, 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 42
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