aseyte

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aceite.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈsejte/
  • Rhymes: -ejte
  • Hyphenation: a‧sey‧te

Noun

aséyte (Basahan spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜌ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. oil

Derived terms

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aceite, from Old Spanish azeyte, from Arabic الزَّيْت (az-zayt, oil). Compare Cebuano asete.

Pronunciation

Noun

aseyte (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜌ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. oil
    Synonym: langis
  2. (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