birlotse

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish birlocho, from Italian biroccio, from Late Latin *birotium, from Latin birotus (“two-wheeled”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biɾˈlot͡ʃe/ [bɪɾˈloː.t͡ʃɛ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /biɾˈlotse/ [bɪɾˈlot̪.sɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ot͡ʃe, (no palatal assimilation) -otse
  • Syllabification: bir‧lot‧se

Noun

birlotse (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜎᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. barouche; a light open carriage

See also

Further reading

  • 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 82
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