meryenda
Cebuano
Noun
meryenda
- alternative spelling of meryinda
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- merienda
- miryenda
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish merienda, derivative of merendar. Doublet of mirindal.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /meɾˈjenda/ [mɛɾˈjɛn̪.d̪ɐ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -enda
- Syllabification: mer‧yen‧da
Noun
meryenda (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ)
- snack (especially between meals)
- Synonyms: mirindal, minindal
- Coordinate terms: almusal, tanghalian, hapunan
- Sigurado akong natuwa si Lola sa pinaghandaan mo para sa kanya na meryenda.
- I'm sure Grandmother was pleased with the snack you had prepared for her.
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “meryenda”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018