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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دَرَقَة (daraqa, “shield”), via Andalusian Arabic.
Pronunciation
Noun
adarga f (plural adargas)
- a type of oval or heart-shaped leather shield
- Hypernym: escudo m
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دَرَقَة (daraqa, “shield”), via Andalusian Arabic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈdaɾɡa/
- Rhymes: -aɾɡa
- Syllabification: a‧dar‧ga
Noun
adarga f (plural adargas)
- leather shield
- Hypernym: escudo m
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish adarga, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic دَرَقَة (daraqa, “shield”).
Pronunciation
Noun
adarga (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜇ᜔ᜄ)
- leather shield
- Synonym: lungki
Further reading
- “adarga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- 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 10