aseyte

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Alternative forms

• asayte

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aceite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsejte/, [ʔaˈseɪ̯.te]
• Rhymes: -ejte
• Hyphenation: a‧sey‧te

Noun

aséyte (Basahan spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜌ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. oil

Derived terms

• aseytehan
• maaseyte
• mag-aseyte

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• asete

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aceite, from Old Spanish azeyte, from Arabic الزَّيْت (az-zayt, “oil”). Compare Cebuano asete.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsejte/, [ʔɐˈsɛɪ̯.tɛ]
• Rhymes: -ejte
• Syllabification: a‧sey‧te

Noun

aseyte (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜌ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. oil

   Synonym: langis

2. (by extension) sesame oil

   Synonym: lana

Derived terms

• aseytehan
• maaseyte

 

Related terms

• aseyte-de-kastor
• aseytera
• aseytuna
• aseytuno

 

Further reading

• “aseyte” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “aseyte”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018