paralis

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish parales, plural of paral (“scaffolding pole”).

Pronunciation

Noun

paralis (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. wooden roller
    Synonyms: rodilyo, pulin
  2. (figuratively) a go-between (especially in courtship)

Further reading

  • “paralis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Lopez, Cecilio (1965) “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua‎, volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 467–504
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