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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alcantarilla, from alcántara + -illa (diminutive suffix), from Arabic القَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara).
Pronunciation
Noun
alkantarilya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)
- culvert
- sewer
- Synonym: embornal
Further reading
- “alkantarilya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018