lupalop
Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly from a reduplication of lupa (“land”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /luˈpalop/ [lʊˈpaː.lop̚]
- Rhymes: -alop
- Syllabification: lu‧pa‧lop
Noun
lupalop (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜉᜎᜓᜉ᜔)
- vast expanse of land
- (by extension) continent
- Synonym: kontinente
Further reading
- “lupalop”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “lupalop”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018