alikate

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alicate.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧ka‧te
  • IPA(key): /ʔaliˈkate/, [ʔʌ.l̪ɪˈka.t̪ɪ]

Noun

alikate

  1. (dated) pliers
    Synonym: playis
    Hyponym: longnos

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alicate. Doublet of kalakati.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaliˈkate/ [ʔɐ.lɪˈxa.tɛ], /ʔaliˈkateʔ/ [ʔɐ.lɪˈxa.tɛʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ate, -ateʔ
  • Syllabification: a‧li‧ka‧te

Noun

alikate or alikatè (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜃᜆᜒ) (dated)

  1. pliers (especially for cracking areca nut)
    Synonyms: plais, (obsolete) sagam, kalakati

Further reading
  • “alikate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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