salamangka
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- salamanca
Etymology
Borrowed from Philippine Spanish salamanca (“sleight of hand”), alluding to the University of Salamanca, which taught magic according to historical popular belief.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sa‧la‧mang‧ka
- IPA(key): /salaˈmaŋka/, [sɐ.lɐˈmaŋ.kɐ]
Noun
salamangka (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜋᜅ᜔ᜃ)
- magic; sorcery; witchcraft
- Synonyms: mahiya, mahika
- sleight of hand
- Synonym: malikmata
Derived terms
- magsalamangka
- salamangkahin
Related terms
- salamangkero
See also
- hokuspokus
Further reading
- “salamangka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018