alpahol
التعريفات والمعاني
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
pahol
alpahor
arpahol
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish alfajor, from Andalusian Arabic الفشر (al-fašur), from Classical Persian افشر (afšur, “juice”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalpaˈhol/ [ʔɐl.pɐˈhol]
Rhymes: -ol
Syllabification: al‧pa‧hol
=== Noun ===
alpahól (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜑᜓᜎ᜔)
food made from sliced sweet potatoes and cooked in sugar, milk, or coconut milk
==== Derived terms ====
==== See also ====
=== Further reading ===
“alpahol”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“alpahol”, 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 24