alkapara
التعريفات والمعاني
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
alkaparas
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish alcaparra, from Mozarabic, from Arabic الْكَبَّار (al-kabbār) or Latin cappāris, from Ancient Greek κάππαρις (kápparis).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkaˈpaɾa/ [ʔɐl.kɐˈpaː.ɾɐ]
Rhymes: -aɾa
Syllabification: al‧ka‧pa‧ra
=== Noun ===
alkapara (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜉᜇ)
caperberry; caper (pickled bud and plant)
=== Further reading ===
“alkapara”, 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