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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alcaicería, from Andalusian Arabic القَيْصَرِيَّة (alqayṣaríyya), from Arabic قَيْصَر (qayṣar, “Caesar; emperor”), in turn from Ancient Greek Καῖσᾰρ (Kaîsăr), from Latin Caesar, after the fact that such marketplaces in Andalusia were built by imperial decree.
Pronunciation
Noun
alkayseriya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜌ)
- (historical) marketplace and residence of the Chinese in Manila during the Spanish period
- Synonym: parian
- (trading) marketplace of silk, cotton, and other materials for trade
- Synonyms: pamilihan, parian
Further reading
- “alkayseriya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018