halaya
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish jalea, borrowed from French gelée, from Old French gelee, from Early Medieval Latin gelāta, from Latin gelō + -āta. Doublet of diyeli and elado.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /halaˈja/ [hɐ.lɐˈja]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: ha‧la‧ya
Noun
halayá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜌ)
Derived terms
- halayahan
- halayahin
- ihalaya
- maghahalaya
- maghalaya
- paghahalaya
- ube halaya
Related terms
Further reading
- “halaya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “halaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018