asotea

Tagalog

Alternative forms

asuteya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish azotea, from Andalusian Arabic السطيح‎ (as-suṭáyḥa), from Arabic سَطِيح‎ (saṭīḥ, “flat, spread out”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: a‧so‧te‧a

IPA^(key): /ʔasoˈtea/, [ʔɐ.soˈte.ɐ]

Noun

asotea (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜆᜒᜀ)

roofless balcony of a house, commonly made of stone or concrete
Synonyms: balkon, beranda, balkonahe, portiko

References

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

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