banggera

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish banguera, from Tagalog banga (“earthen jar”) +‎ -era. Alternatively, borrowed from Spanish banquera (“frame for beehive”) according to Cuadrado Muñiz (1972).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baŋˈɡeɾa/ [bɐŋˈɡɛː.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: bang‧ge‧ra

Noun

banggera (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜇ)

  1. window extension shelf serving as an open-air cupboard and drying rack where chinaware and pottery is kept

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “banggera”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • 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 72
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