banyo maria

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish baño maría, from French bain-marie, from Medieval Latin balneum Mariae (literally Maria's bath), a reference to the early alchemist Maria Prophetissima (also known as Mary the Jewess).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbanjo maˈɾia/ [ˌbaː.ɲo mɐˈɾiː.ɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌbanjo maˈɾia/ [ˌban̪.jo mɐˈɾiː.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: ban‧yo ma‧ri‧a

Noun

banyo maria (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ ᜋᜇᜒᜌ)

  1. bain-marie; double boiler

See also

  • esterilisador

Further reading