alkantarilya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcantarilla, from alcántara +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix), from Arabic القَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkantaˈɾilja/ [ʔɐl.kɐn.tɐˈɾil.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ilja
  • Syllabification: al‧kan‧ta‧ril‧ya

Noun

alkantarilya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

  1. culvert
  2. sewer
    Synonym: imburnal

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