hilatsa

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hilacha.

Pronunciation

Noun

hilatsá or hilatsa (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜆ᜔ᜐ)

  1. fiber (in general)
    Synonyms: himaymay, hibla
  2. thread ravelled from cloth
    Synonyms: nisnis, mulmol, himulmol, lamuymoy
  3. grain in wood
    Synonym: gisok
  4. texture in cloth; arrangemen of thread woven together
    Synonyms: habi, pagkakahabi

Derived terms

Further reading

  • hilatsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018