almusal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • amusal

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almorzar (to have lunch), and underwent semantic change from lunch to breakfast.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalmuˈsal/ [ʔɐl.mʊˈsal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: al‧mu‧sal

Noun

almusál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜐᜎ᜔)

  1. breakfast
    Synonyms: agahan, pamahaw (Batangas, Marinduque)

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Further reading

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