guwantelete

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guantelete, from French gantelet.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡuanteˈlete/ [ɡwɐn̪.t̪ɛˈlɛː.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: gu‧wan‧te‧le‧te

Noun

guwantelete (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. gauntlet (protective armor for the hands)

Further reading

  • “guwantelete”, 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 310
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