kalatyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish cuartillo, from Old Spanish quartillo. Compare Ilocano kalatio and Kapampangan kalatiu. Doublet of kuwartilyo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalatˈjo/ [kɐ.lɐtˈt͡ʃo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /kalatˈjo/ [kɐ.lɐt̪ˈjo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: ka‧lat‧yo

Noun

kalatyó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜆ᜔ᜌᜓ) (obsolete)

  1. cuartillo (former coin in Spain and parts of Latin America equal to a quarter-real)
    Synonyms: kuwartilyo, (obsolete) aliw

Derived terms

  • kala-kalatyo
  • mamangalatyo
  • mangalatyo

See also

Further reading