alkayseriya

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alcaicería, from Andalusian Arabic القَيْصَرِيَّة (alqayṣaríyya), from Arabic قَيْصَر (qayṣar, “Caesar; emperor”), in turn from Ancient Greek Καῖσᾰρ (Kaîsăr), from Latin Caesar, after the fact that such marketplaces in Andalusia were built by imperial decree. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkajseˈɾia/ [ʔɐl.kaɪ̯.sɛˈɾiː.ɐ] Rhymes: -ia Syllabification: al‧kay‧se‧ri‧ya === Noun === alkayseriya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜌ) (historical) marketplace and residence of the Chinese in Manila during the Spanish period Synonym: parian (trading) marketplace of silk, cotton, and other materials for trade Synonyms: pamilihan, parian ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “alkayseriya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018