kusilba

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• conselba, consilba — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• cusilba — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• kunselba, kunsilba — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish conservar, from Latin cōnservāre. Doublet of konserba.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kusilˈba/ [k̠ʊ.sɪlˈba]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ku‧sil‧ba

Noun

kusilbá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜊ)

1. preservation of fruits with sugar, syrup or something sweet as preservative

   Synonym: pagpreserba

2. fruit jam; sweet fruit preserves; conserve

   Synonyms: minatamis, halaya, matamis

Usage notes

• According to Serrano Laktaw (1914), the word was commonly used by the areas of Bulacan and Pampanga during his time.

Derived terms

• kusilbahin
• magkusilba
• pagkukusilba

Adjective

kusilbá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜊ)

1. preserved in sugar, syrup or something sweet

   Synonyms: minatamis, kinunsilba

   kusilbang saging ― preserved bananas in sugar

Further reading

• “kusilba”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 515
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 183: “Conſerua) Conſilba [(pc)] C. de caſtilla por diferencialla de las ſuyas”

Anagrams

• busilak