hilatsa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hilacha.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hilaˈt͡ʃa/ [hɪ.lɐˈt͡ʃa], /hiˈlat͡ʃa/ [hɪˈla.t͡ʃɐ]
  • Rhymes: -a, -atʃa
  • Syllabification: hi‧lat‧sa

Noun

hilatsá or hilatsa (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜆ᜔ᜐ)

  1. fiber (in general)
    Synonyms: himaymay, hibla
  2. thread ravelled from cloth
    Synonyms: nisnis, mulmol, himulmol, lamuymoy
  3. grain in wood
    Synonym: gisok
  4. texture in cloth; arrangemen of thread woven together
    Synonyms: habi, pagkakahabi

Derived terms
  • hilatsahin
  • kahilatsa
  • mahilatsa

Further reading
  • “hilatsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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