alegorya

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === alegoria — dated alegoriya === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alegoría, from Latin allēgoria, from Ancient Greek ἀλληγορία (allēgoría, “figurative language”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaleɡoɾˈja/ [ʔɐ.lɛ.ɣoɾˈja], /ʔaleˈɡoɾja/ [ʔɐ.lɛˈɣoɾ.jɐ] Rhymes: -a, -oɾja Syllabification: a‧le‧gor‧ya === Noun === alegoryá or alegorya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜄᜓᜇ᜔ᜌ) allegory Synonyms: talinghaga, pananalinghaga, tayutay, pananayutay ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “alegorya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “alegorya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 32 Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 31 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