asanorya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • asinorya

Etymology

    From a metathesis of Spanish zanahoria (carrot), from Old Spanish çanahoria, from Andalusian Arabic *سَفُنَّارْيَة (*safunnārya), from Arabic إِسْفَنَارِيَّة (ʔisfanāriyya), from Ancient Greek σταφυλίνη ἀγρία (staphulínē agría, wild carrot). Compare Cebuano sanahorya.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔasaˈnoɾja/ [ʔɐ.sɐˈn̪oɾ.jɐ]
    • Rhymes: -oɾja
    • Syllabification: a‧sa‧nor‧ya

    Noun

    asanorya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜌ) (archaic)

    1. carrot
      Synonym: karot

    Further reading

    • asanorya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018