ama de-kasa

See also: ama-de-kasa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ama de casa (“housewife”, literally “housemistress”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔama de ˈkasa/ [ˌʔaː.mɐ d̪ɛ ˈkaː.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -asa
  • Syllabification: a‧ma de-ka‧sa

Noun

ama de-kasa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ ᜇᜒᜃᜐ)

  1. housewife; homemaker
    Synonyms: maybahay, ama

Further reading

  • “ama de-kasa”, 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 28
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