bihilya
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish vigilia, from Latin vigilia. Doublet of bisilya.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bihilya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)
- fasting abstinence
- Synonyms: ayuno, pag-aayuno, kulasyon, pagkukulasyon
- day of fasting
- Synonym: kaso
- (uncommon) vigil; eve of a feast day
- Synonym: bisperas
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Further reading[edit]
- “bihilya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018