alporhas

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alforjas, plural of alforja, from Andalusian Arabic الخُرْج (al-ḵurj), from Arabic خُرْج (ḵurj, “saddlebag”), ultimately from Iranian.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈpoɾhas/ [ʔɐlˈpoɾ.hɐs], /ʔalpoɾˈhas/ [ʔɐl.poɾˈhas]
  • Rhymes: -oɾhas, -as
  • Syllabification: al‧por‧has

Noun

alporhas or alporhás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜑᜐ᜔)

  1. saddlebag; knapsack

See also

Further reading

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