huepe

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog huepe, from Hokkien 火把 (hóe-pé).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxwepe/ [ˈxwe.pe]
  • Rhymes: -epe

Noun

huepe ? (plural huepes)

  1. (Philippines, historical) torch; flambeau (especially of resin wrapped in palm leaves)

Further reading
  • Venancio M. de Abella (1874) Vade-Mecum Filipino ó manual de la conversacion familiar Español-Tagalog‎, 12.ᵃ edition (overall work in Spanish and Tagalog), Escolta, Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 117
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