sabila

See also: sábila

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish sábila.

Noun

sabilá

  1. aloe

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sábila, zábila, from Andalusian Arabic صَبِيرَ (ṣabíra), from Arabic صِبَر (ṣibar), from Aramaic, from Akkadian. Doublet of aksibal.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsabila/ [ˌsaː.bɪˈla]
  • Rhymes: -abila
  • Syllabification: sa‧bi‧la

Noun

sábilá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜒᜎ)

  1. aloe vera
    Synonyms: dilambuwaya, aksibal, sabila pinya

Further reading

  • “sabila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “sabila”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025

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