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Tagalog
Etymology
Early borrowing of Spanish arcos, plural of arco, from Latin arcus. Doublet of arko.
Pronunciation
Noun
alakós (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜃᜓᜐ᜔)
- bamboo arch or archway usually built during festivals
- Synonyms: arko, balantok, singkaban, balukay, kaluskos
Derived terms
Further reading
- “alakos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 25
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot, page 115: “Arcos. Arcos (pp) que ponen para las fiestas, son de cañas hendidas.”
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 71: “Arco) Arcos (pp) C .|. alacos, de fieſtas”
- Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 8