alkayde

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === alkaide — dated === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alcaide, from Arabic الْقَائِد (al-qāʔid, “leader”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈkajde/ [ʔɐlˈkaɪ̯.d̪ɛ] Rhymes: -ajde Syllabification: al‧kay‧de === Noun === alkayde (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔ᜇᜒ) warden (chief administrative officer of a prison) Synonyms: bantay-bilangguan, karselero, bastonero, warden === Further reading === “alkayde”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, 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 21 Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968), Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 486