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Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alicate.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧li‧ka‧te
- IPA(key): /ʔaliˈkate/
Noun
alikate
- (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)
- pliers (especially for cracking areca nut)
- Synonyms: plais, (obsolete) sagam, kalakati
Further reading
- “alikate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018