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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish abracete (“embraced; hugged”), or from corruption of Spanish de bracete (“arm-in-arm”). The /s/ may possibly have been irregularly palatalized following front vowel /e/ (c.f. giyera).
Alternatively, possibly from Spanish abra siete (“open seven”) according to the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (Commission on the Filipino Language).
Pronunciation
Adjective
abrasiyete (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ)
- walking arm in arm; interlocked (of arms)
- Synonym: kapit-bisig
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Further reading
- “abrasiyete”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “abrasiyete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 6
- Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 3
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 4