almowada
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- almohada, almuhada
- almuwada, almwada
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish almohada, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْمُخَدَّة (almuẖádda), from Arabic اَلْمِخَدَّة (al-miḵadda).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: al‧mo‧wa‧da
- IPA(key): /ʔalmoˈwada/, [ʔɐl.moˈwa.dɐ]
- Rhymes: -ada
Noun
almowada (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜏᜇ)
- small chair pillow or cushion
- Synonym: almohadilya
- (in general) pillow; cushion
- Synonym: unan
Derived terms
- mag-almowada
Related terms
- almohadilya
- almohadon
Further reading
- “almowada” in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018.
- “almohada” in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018.