alegorika

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alegórica, from Latin allēgorica, from Ancient Greek ἀλληγορική (allēgorikḗ).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaleˈɡoɾika/ [ʔɐ.lɛˌɣoː.ɾɪˈxa]
  • Rhymes: -oɾika
  • Syllabification: a‧le‧go‧ri‧ka

Adjective

alegóriká (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜄᜓᜇᜒᜃ)

  1. feminine of alegoriko

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 31