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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English muscle, from Middle English muscle, muscule, muskylle, and in part from Middle French muscle, from Latin mūsculus (“a muscle”, literally “little mouse”). Compare Cebuano masol. Doublet of muskulo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmasel/,
- Hyphenation: ma‧sel
Noun
masel (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜒᜎ᜔)
- muscle
- Synonyms: muskulo, laman
2017, J. Neil Garcia, Danton Remoto, Ladlad 2: An Anthology of Philippine Gay Writing, Anvil Publishing, Incorporated via PublishDrive, →ISBN:
Further reading
- “masel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018