alporhilyas

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alforjillas, plural of alforjilla.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalpoɾˈhiljas/ [ʔɐl.poɾˈhil.jɐs]
  • Rhymes: -iljas
  • Syllabification: al‧por‧hil‧yas

Noun

alporhilyas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

  1. small saddlebag; small knapsack

Further reading

  • “alporhilyas”, 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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