kalesa

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish calesa, from French calèche, from Czech kolesa.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧le‧sa

Noun

kalesa

  1. (historical) a stage-coach
  2. a two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage

Tagalog

Isang kalesa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish calesa, from French calèche, from Czech kolesa.

Pronunciation

Noun

kalesa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ)

  1. a two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage
    Synonyms: karomata, tartanilya
    Masayang sumakay ng kalesa sa mataong Binondo, ang katabi n'yo sa daan puro kotse.
    It's fun to ride in a horse carriage at the populous Binondo, surrounded on the streets exclusively by cars.

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See also

Further reading

  • “kalesa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “kalesa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 278
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 228

Anagrams

Yakan

Etymology

From Spanish calesa.

Noun

kalesa

  1. A two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage
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