aselgas

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish acelgas, plural of acelga, from Arabic السِّلْقَة (as-silqa).

Pronunciation

Noun

aselgas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜄᜐ᜔) (cooking)

  1. beet; chard

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Further reading

  • 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 6