antortsa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish antorcha, probably from Old Occitan entorcha, itself a crossing of entorta (from Latin intorta) and Old French torche.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔanˈtoɾt͡ʃa/ [ʔɐn̪ˈt̪oɾ.t͡ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔanˈtoɾtsa/ [ʔɐn̪ˈt̪oɾ.t͡sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾt͡ʃa, (no palatal assimilation) -oɾtsa
  • Syllabification: an‧tor‧tsa

Noun

antortsa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐ)

  1. torch (stick of wood)
    Synonyms: sulo, huwepe, tanglaw, sigsig

Derived terms

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 40
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