aldabis
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish al revés (“backwards”)
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: al‧da‧bis
- IPA(key): /ʔaldaˈbis/, [ʔɐl.dɐˈbis]
Noun
aldabís
- backhanded slap; elbow strike
- Synonyms: hampas, palo, siko, bigwas, buntal, tabig, suntok, sapok, (Batangas) garute
Derived terms
- aldabisin
- ialdabis
- mag-aldabis
- paaldabis
- umaldabis
Further reading
- “aldabis” in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018.