plekos

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish flecos, plural of fleco, from older flueco, from Old Spanish flueco, from Latin floccus (tuft, wisp of wool).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈplekos/ [ˈplɛː.xos]
  • Rhymes: -ekos
  • Syllabification: ple‧kos

Noun

plekos (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜒᜃᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. tassel; fringe; flounce
    Synonyms: hilatsa, lambo, himulmol, lamuymoy, borlas, (obsolete) parpala

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