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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish aceite.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈsejte/
- Rhymes: -ejte
- Hyphenation: a‧sey‧te
Noun
aséyte (Basahan spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜌ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- oil
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish aceite, from Old Spanish azeyte, from Arabic الزَّيْت (az-zayt, “oil”). Compare Cebuano asete.
Pronunciation
Noun
aseyte (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜌ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- oil
- Synonym: langis
- (by extension) sesame oil
- Synonym: lana
Derived terms
Further reading
- “aseyte” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “aseyte”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- 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