alkabus

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arcabuz, from French arquebuse, from Dutch haakbus (“hook tube”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkaˈbus/ [ʔɐl.kɐˈbʊs]
  • Rhymes: -us
  • Syllabification: al‧ka‧bus

Noun

alkabús (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜊᜓᜐ᜔) (firearms)

  1. harquebus
    Synonym: astinggal

Further reading

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