alpombra

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alfombra.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: al‧pom‧bra
• IPA^(key): /ʔalˈpombɾa/ [ʔɐl̪ˈpom.bɾ̪ɐ]

Noun

almpómbra (Badlit spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜇ)

1. carpet

   Synonym: karpet

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alfombra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalˈpombɾa/ [ʔal̪ˈpom.bɾa]
• Hyphenation: al‧pom‧bra

Noun

alpómbra (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜍ)

1. carpet

   Synonym: karpet

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alfombra.

Noun

alpómbra

1. carpet; rug

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alfombra, from Andalusian Arabic الحنبل (al-ḥánbal), from Arabic حَنْبَل (ḥanbal, “ceremonial tapestry”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalˈpombɾa/ [ʔɐlˈpom.bɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ombɾa
• Syllabification: al‧pom‧bra

Noun

alpombra (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜇ)

1. carpet; floor rug

Derived terms

• aalpombrahin
• alpombrahan
• alpombrahin
• mag-alpombra

See also

• basahan
• karpet
• latag
• linolyum
• tapete

Further reading

• “alpombra”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “alpombra”, 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 24