biyanda

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vianda (food, viands), from French viande (food), from Old French viande, from Vulgar Latin *vīvanda, alteration of Latin vīvenda, from the neuter plural form of vīvendus.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈanda/ [ˈbjan̪.d̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -anda
  • Syllabification: bi‧yan‧da

Noun

biyanda (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜈ᜔ᜇ)

  1. viand (food eaten with rice)
    Synonym: ulam

See also

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 174
  • 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 589