almowada

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• almohada, almuhada
• almuwada, almwada

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almohada, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْمُخَدَّة (almuẖádda), from Arabic اَلْمِخَدَّة (al-miḵadda). Doublet of muhala.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalmoˈada/ [ʔɐl.moˈa.dɐ]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: al‧mo‧wa‧da

Noun

almowada (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜏᜇ)

1. (strictly) small chair pillow or cushion

   Synonym: almohadilya

2. pillow; cushion

   Synonym: unan

Derived terms

• mag-almowada

 

Related terms

• almohadilya
• almohadon

 

Further reading

• “almowada” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “almowada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “almohada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018