letse-ebaporada

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish leche evaporada (evaporated milk).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌlet͡ʃe ʔebapoˈɾada/ [ˌlɛː.t͡ʃɛ ʔɛ.bɐ.poˈɾaː.d̪ɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌletse ʔebapoˈɾada/ [ˌlɛt̪.sɛ ʔɛ.bɐ.poˈɾaː.d̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: let‧se-e‧ba‧po‧ra‧da

Noun

letse-ebaporada (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜁᜊᜉᜓᜇᜇ)

  1. evaporated milk
    Synonyms: ebaporada, gatas na ebaporada

Further reading

  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 797
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 626