almires

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === almeres almiris === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish almirez, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic المِهْرَاس (al-mihrās). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalmiˈɾes/ [ʔɐl.mɪˈɾɛs] Rhymes: -es Syllabification: al‧mi‧res === Noun === almirés (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔) brass or stone mortar (vessel used to grind ingredients) Synonyms: dikdikan, lusong, mortero, ligisan, bayuhan === Further reading === “almires”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “almires”, 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 26