alakos

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • arkos

Etymology

Early borrowing of Spanish arcos, plural of arco, from Latin arcus. Doublet of arko.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalaˈkos/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈxos]
  • Rhymes: -os
  • Syllabification: a‧la‧kos

Noun

alakós (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜃᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. bamboo arch or archway usually built during festivals
    Synonyms: arko, balantok, singkaban, balukay, kaluskos

Derived terms
  • alakusan
  • mag-alakos

Further reading
  • “alakos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 25
  • Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎ (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot, page 115: “Arcos. Arcos (pp) que ponen para las fiestas, son de cañas hendidas.”
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 71: “Arco) Arcos (pp) C .|. alacos, de fieſtas”
  • Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 8
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