lamesa

lamesa

See also: Lamesa and La Mesa

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish la mesa, from Vulgar Latin mēsa, from Latin mēnsa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧me‧sa

Noun

lamesa

1. a table; an item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs
2. a desk; a table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:lamesa.

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Higaonon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish la mesa.

Noun

lamesa

1. table

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Malagasy

Etymology

From French la messe.

Noun

lamesa

1. (Christianity) Mass (church service)

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish la mesa (“the table”). Compare lagwerta, lakwatsa, lamyerda, and lawulta.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧me‧sa
• IPA^(key): /laˈmesa/, [lɐˈme.sɐ]

Noun

lamesa

1. table

   Synonyms: mesa, hapag, dulang

   • 1878, Toribio Minguella y Arnedo, Ensayo de gramatica hispano-tagala‎, page 119:

     ¿Saán itinatágo mo yaóng librong ibinigáy co sa iyo? iniuan co sa báhay, doón inilagay co sa ibábao nang lamesa;

     Where did you hide that book that I gave you? I left it at home, there I put it on the table.

Derived terms

• lamesahan

Related terms

• lamesita