agalya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agalla, from Latin galla.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈɡalja/ [ʔɐˈɣal.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -alja
  • Syllabification: a‧gal‧ya

Noun

agalya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜎ᜔ᜌ)

  1. (botany) gallnut
  2. (anatomy) gill
    Synonym: hasang
  3. (anatomy) tonsils
    Synonyms: diris, gutil

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