almowada

Tagalog

Alternative forms

almohada, almuhada
almuwada, almwada

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almohada, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْمُخَدَّة‎ (almuẖádda), from Arabic اَلْمِخَدَّة‎ (al-miḵadda).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: al‧mo‧wa‧da

IPA^(key): /ʔalmoˈwada/, [ʔɐl.moˈwa.dɐ]
Rhymes: -ada

Noun

almowada (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜏᜇ)

small chair pillow or cushion
Synonym: almohadilya
(in general) pillow; cushion
Synonym: unan

Derived terms

mag-almowada

Related terms

Further reading

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

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