alas-kuwatro

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish a las cuatro (“at four o' clock”). By surface analysis, alas +‎ kuwatro.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌlas kuˈatɾo/ [ʔɐˌlas ˈkwa.tɾo]
  • Rhymes: -atɾo
  • Syllabification: a‧las-ku‧wa‧tro

Noun

alás-kuwatro (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. four o'clock
    Synonym: (formal) ikaapat
  2. (botany) four o'clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa)
    Synonyms: harapa, marabilya, mirabilya, suspiros

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