huepe

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Tagalog huepe, from Hokkien 火把 (hóe-pé).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

huepe ? (plural huepes)

  1. (Philippines, historical) torch; flambeau (especially of resin wrapped in palm leaves)

Further reading[edit]

  • Venancio M. de Abella (1874) Vade-Mecum Filipino ó manual de la conversacion familiar Español-Tagalog[1], 12.ᵃ edition (overall work in Spanish and Tagalog), Escolta, Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 117