kingke

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Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish quinqué, from French quinquet, named after pharmacist Antoine Quinquet (1745–1803).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kiŋˈke/, [kɪŋˈkɛ]
  • Hyphenation: king‧ke

Noun[edit]

kingké (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. petroleum lamp; kerosene lamp (with a tall, crystal guard-bulb, usually with a decorative shade)
    Synonym: gasera

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “kingke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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