alkampor

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alcanfor, from Andalusian Arabic الكافور (al-kafúr), from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr), from Austronesian, likely Malay kapur. Doublet of apog, kampor, and kapol. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkamˈpoɾ/ [ʔɐl.kɐmˈpoɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: al‧kam‧por === Noun === alkampór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔) camphor Synonym: kampor camphorwood (colloquial) naphthalene balls Synonym: naptalina ==== Usage notes ==== Camphor is sometimes mistaken to be naphthalene; hence, the colloquial usage. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “alkampor”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “alkampor”, 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 22