almohada

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almohada.

Noun

almoháda

cushion, pillow

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic اَلْمُخَدَّة (al-muḵádda), from Arabic اَلْمِخَدَّة (al-miḵadda). Compare Portuguese almofada.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /almoˈada/ [al.moˈa.ð̞a], (colloquial) /alˈmwada/ [alˈmwa.ð̞a]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: al‧mo‧ha‧da

Noun

almohada f (plural almohadas)

pillow (soft cushion used to support the head)

Derived terms

Related terms

cojín

Descendants

→ Guaraní: aramboha
→ Hiligaynon: almohada
→ Tagalog: almowada

Further reading

“almohada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalmoˈhada/ [ʔɐl.moˈha.dɐ]
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: al‧mo‧ha‧da

Noun

almohada (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜑᜇ)

Alternative form of almowada

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