alas-kuwatro

Tagalog

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish a las cuatro (“at four o' clock”). By surface analysis, alas +‎ kuwatro.

The flower is given the name because the flowers usually open from late afternoon or at dusk, namely between 4 and 8 o'clock.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌlas kuˈatɾo/ [ʔɐˌlas ˈkwaː.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -atɾo
  • Syllabification: a‧las-ku‧wa‧tro

Noun

alás-kuwatro (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. four o'clock
    Synonym: (formal) ikaapat
  2. (botany) four o'clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa)
    Synonyms: harapa, marabilya, mirabilya, suspiros

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