almendrilya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almendrilla (“locksmith's file”). Doublet of almendrilyas.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalmenˈdɾilja/ [ʔɐl.mɛn̪ˈd̪ɾil.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ilja
  • Syllabification: al‧men‧dril‧ya

Noun

almendrilya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ) (carpentry)

  1. almond-shaped file
    Synonym: kikil

Further reading

  • “almendrilya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • 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 25
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