aldaba

== Spanish == === Etymology === From a regional variant of Arabic الضبَّة (aḍ-ḍabba, “window-bolt”, literally “lizard”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈdaba/ [al̪ˈd̪a.β̞a] Rhymes: -aba Syllabification: al‧da‧ba === Noun === aldaba f (plural aldabas) latch, bolt Synonym: pestillo doorknocker Synonym: aldabón ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: aldaba === Further reading === “aldaba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish aldaba, from a regional variant of Arabic الضبَّة (aḍ-ḍabba, “window-bolt”, literally “lizard”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈdaba/ [ʔɐlˈd̪aː.bɐ] Rhymes: -aba Syllabification: al‧da‧ba === Noun === aldaba (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜇᜊ) latch; door latch Synonyms: tarangka, tarugo, kawing, talasok, sabat act of fastening or closing with a latch (of a door, window, etc.) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “aldaba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 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 23 === Anagrams === balada, labada