almete

Moore

Etymology

Borrowed from French allumette

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [àl.mé.tè]

Noun

almete

1. match (for starting fires)

Synonyms

• (match (for starting fires)): mankẽs-bila
• (match (for starting fires)): mankẽsga

See also

• alimet

Spanish

Etymology

From Old French healmet, ultimately from Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈmete/ [alˈme.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: al‧me‧te

Noun

almete m (plural almetes)

1. (armor) helmet

Related terms

• yelmo

Further reading

• “almete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almete, from Old French healmet, ultimately from Germanic origin. Doublet of helmet.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalˈmete/ [ʔɐlˈmɛː.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: al‧me‧te

Noun

almete (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜆᜒ) (dated)

1. helmet

   Synonym: helmet

References

• “almete”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “almete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 25