alkantarilya

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Tagalog[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish alcantarilla, from alcántara +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix), from Arabic القَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara).

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Noun[edit]

alkantarilya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

  1. culvert
  2. sewer
    Synonym: imburnal

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Further reading[edit]

  • alkantarilya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018