alikate

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alicate.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧ka‧te
  • IPA(key): /ʔaliˈkate/

Noun

alikate

  1. (dated) pliers
    Synonym: playis
    Hyponym: longnos

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alicate, from Arabic لَقَّاط (laqqāṭ). Possible doublet of kalakati.

Pronunciation

Noun

alikate or alikatè (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜃᜆᜒ) (dated)

  1. pliers (especially for cracking areca nut)
    Synonyms: plais, (obsolete) sagam, kalakati

Further reading

  • alikate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018