alikate
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alicate, from Andalusian Arabic الَّقَّت, from Arabic لَقَّت (laqqat, “pincers”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧li‧ka‧te
- IPA(key): /ʔaliˈkate/, [ʔʌ.l̪ɪˈka.t̪ɪ]
Noun
alikate
- (dated) pliers
- Synonym: playis
- Hyponym: longnos
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alicate, from Andalusian Arabic الَّقَّت, from Arabic لَقَّت (laqqat, “pincers”). Doublet of kalakati.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧li‧ka‧te
- IPA(key): /ʔaliˈkate/, [ʔɐ.lɪˈxa.te]
- IPA(key): /ʔaliˈkateʔ/, [ʔɐ.lɪˈxa.teʔ]
Noun
alikate or alikatè
- (dated) pliers (especially for cracking areca nut)
- Synonyms: plais, (obsolete) sagam, kalakati
Further reading
- “alikate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018