espesya

espesya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish especia, from Late Latin speciēs. Doublet of espesye.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔesˈpesja/ [ʔɛsˈpɛː.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔesˈpesja/ [ʔɛsˈpɛs.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -esja
  • Syllabification: es‧pes‧ya

Noun

espesya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)

  1. spice
    Near-synonyms: pampalasa, pampasarap, rekado

See also

Further reading

  • “espesya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 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 252
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