almohasa

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === almowasa, almuwasa almuhasa almwasa — superseded, pre-2007 === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish almohaza (“currycomb”), from Arabic الْمِحَسَّة (al-miḥassa, “currycomb”) via Andalusian Arabic. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalmoˈhasa/ [ʔɐl.moˈhaː.sɐ] Rhymes: -asa Syllabification: al‧mo‧ha‧sa === Noun === almohasa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜑᜐ) currycomb Synonym: suyod ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “almohasa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “almohasa”, 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