alikate

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alicate, from Andalusian Arabic الَّقَّت‎, from Arabic لَقَّت‎ (laqqat, “pincers”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: a‧li‧ka‧te

IPA^(key): /ʔaliˈkate/, [ʔʌ.l̪ɪˈka.t̪ɪ]

Noun

alikate

(dated) pliers
Synonym: playis

Hyponym: longnos

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alicate, from Andalusian Arabic الَّقَّت‎, from Arabic لَقَّت‎ (laqqat, “pincers”). Doublet of kalakati.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: a‧li‧ka‧te

IPA^(key): /ʔaliˈkate/, [ʔɐ.lɪˈxa.te]

IPA^(key): /ʔaliˈkateʔ/, [ʔɐ.lɪˈxa.teʔ]

Noun

alikate or alikatè

(dated) pliers (especially for cracking areca nut)
Synonyms: plais, (obsolete) sagam, kalakati

Further reading

“alikate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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