miyel

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish miel, from Vulgar Latin *melem, from Latin mel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈel/, [ˈmjɛl]
  • Hyphenation: mi‧yel

Noun

miyél (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜌᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. molasses
    Synonym: pulot
  2. honey
    Synonyms: pulot-pukyutan, miyel-de-abehas, pulot

Further reading
  • “miyel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 398
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