pasakalye

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pasacalle.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pasaˈkalje/ [pɐ.sɐˈxal.jɛ]
  • Rhymes: -alje
  • Syllabification: pa‧sa‧kal‧ye

Noun

pasakalye (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜃᜎ᜔ᜌᜒ) (music)

  1. passacaglia (historical Spanish dance)
  2. opening (of a song)
    Synonym: tambiling
  3. (by extension) overture
    Synonym: obertura

Further reading

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