parpala

See also: Parpala

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish farfalá (“ruffle; frill”), from falbalá, from French falbala. See also Spanish faralá and English furbelow.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paɾpaˈla/ [pɐɾ.pɐˈla]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: par‧pa‧la

Noun

parpalá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ᜔ᜉᜎ) (obsolete)

  1. trim; fringes
    Synonyms: lamuymoy, lambo, ikat, plekos

Further reading

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