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English
Noun
alpargatas
- plural of alpargata
Portuguese
Noun
alpargatas
- plural of alpargata
Spanish
Noun
alpargatas
- plural of alpargata
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alpargatas, plural of alpargata (“espadrille”), from Andalusian Arabic البَرْغَات (al-barḡāt), plural of بَرْغَة (barḡa). Doublet of paragatos.
Pronunciation
Noun
alpargatas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜇ᜔ᜄᜆᜐ᜔)
- fiber sandal
See also
Further reading
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 40
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 27