alikate

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish alicate.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧ka‧te
  • IPA(key): /ʔaliˈkate/, [ʔʌ.l̪ɪˈka.t̪ɪ]

Noun[edit]

alikate

  1. (dated) pliers
    Synonym: playis
    Hyponym: longnos

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish alicate. Doublet of kalakati.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

alikate or alikatè (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜃᜆᜒ) (dated)

  1. pliers (especially for cracking areca nut)
    Synonyms: plais, (obsolete) sagam, kalakati

Further reading[edit]

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