asotea

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • asuteya
  • asoteya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish azotea, from Andalusian Arabic السطيح (as-suṭáyḥa), from Arabic سَطِيح (saṭīḥ, “flat, spread out”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔasoˈtea/ [ʔɐ.soˈtɛ.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Syllabification: a‧so‧te‧a

Noun

asotea (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜆᜒᜌ)

  1. roofless balcony on the side or rear of a house, commonly made of stone or concrete
    Synonyms: balkon, beranda, balkonahe, portiko

References
  • “asotea”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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