pila de agwa-bendita

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pila de agua bendita (sink of holy water).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpila de ˌʔaɡwa benˈdita/ [ˌpiː.lɐ d̪ɛ ˌʔaɡ.wɐ bɛn̪ˈd̪iː.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: pi‧la de ag‧wa-ben‧di‧ta

Noun

pila de agwa-bendita (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ ᜇᜒ ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜆ) (Christianity)

  1. holy water font; stoup
    Synonyms: dawdawan, benditahan

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