salamangka

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish salamanca (“sleight of hand”), alluding to the University of Salamanca, which taught magic according to historical popular belief.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /salaˈmaŋka/, [sɐ.lɐˈmaŋ.kɐ]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧la‧mang‧ka

Noun

salamangka (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜋᜅ᜔ᜃ)

  1. magic; sorcery; witchcraft
    Synonyms: mahiya, mahika
  2. sleight of hand
    Synonym: malikmata

Derived terms
  • magsalamangka
  • salamangkahin

See also
  • hokuspokus

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