hirapa

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === hirape — pseudo-Hispanism === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish jirafa, borrowed from Italian giraffa, borrowed from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā), borrowed from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā), from زُرْنَا (zurnā) + پَا (pā). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiˈɾapa/ [hɪˈɾaː.pɐ] Rhymes: -apa Syllabification: hi‧ra‧pa === Noun === hirapa (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇᜉ) giraffe (mammal) === Further reading === 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 350