asukal-bato

Tagalog

Alternative forms

asocal bato — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From asukal +‎ bato. Possibly a partial calque of Spanish azúcar piedra.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˌsukal baˈto/ [ʔɐˌsu.xɐl bɐˈto]
Rhymes: -o
Syllabification: a‧su‧kal-ba‧to

Noun

asukal-bató (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜆᜓ) (obsolete)

rock sugar
Synonym: asukal de-piyedra

References

San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 23: “Açucar piedra) Aſocal bato (pp) llaman la anſi, porq̃ como eſ dura tiene ſemejãça cõla piedra.”

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