purgoneta

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish furgoneta.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /puɾɡoˈneta/ [pʊɾ.ɡoˈn̪ɛː.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: pur‧go‧ne‧ta

Noun

purgoneta (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜄᜓᜈᜒᜆ)

  1. van (a covered vehicle used for carrying goods)
    Synonym: van

Further reading

  • 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 291
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