alkantarilya
التعريفات والمعاني
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
kantarilya
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish alcantarilla, from alcántara + -illa (diminutive suffix), from Arabic القَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkantaˈɾilja/ [ʔɐl.kɐn̪.t̪ɐˈɾil.jɐ]
Rhymes: -ilja
Syllabification: al‧kan‧ta‧ril‧ya
=== Noun ===
alkantarilya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)
culvert
sewer
Synonym: embornal
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“alkantarilya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“alkantarilya”, 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