along tropiko

Tagalog

Etymology

Calque of English tropical wave.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔaloŋ ˈtɾopiko/ [ˌʔaː.lon̪ ˌt̪ɾoː.pɪˈxo]
• Rhymes: -opiko
• Syllabification: a‧long tro‧pi‧ko

Noun

along trópikó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜅ᜔ ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜒᜃᜓ)

1. tropical wave (type of atmospheric trough, an elongated area of relatively low air pressure, oriented north to south, which moves from east to west across the tropics, causing areas of cloudiness and thunderstorms)

Further reading

• “along tropiko” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021