alambrera
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alamˈbɾeɾa/ [a.lãmˈbɾe.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: a‧lam‧bre‧ra
Noun
alambrera f (plural alambreras)
- synonym of alambrado (“wire net”)
- window screen
- Synonym: mosquitero
Descendants
- → Tagalog: alambrera
Further reading
- “alambrera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alambrera (“wiring”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalamˈbɾeɾa/ [ʔɐ.lɐmˈbɾɛː.ɾɐ]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: a‧lam‧bre‧ra
Noun
alambrera (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜇ)
Related terms
- alambrada
- alambre
- alambrilyo
- kulantrilyo de-alambre
- milon-de-alambre
References
- “alambrera”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “alambrera”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
- 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 20