lagwerta

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈɡweɾta/ [l̪aˈɡweɾ.ta]
• Hyphenation: la‧gwer‧ta

Noun

lagwérta (Basahan spelling ᜎᜄ᜔ᜏᜒᜍ᜔ᜆ)

1. alternative form of laguwerta

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish la huerta (“the orchard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laɡˈweɾta/ [laɡˈweɾ.ta]
• Hyphenation: la‧gwer‧ta

Noun

lagwérta

1. orchard
2. lawn
3. garden

   Synonyms: hardin, talamnan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• laguerta — obsolete
• laguwerta

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish la güerta, obsolete variant of la huerta (“the orchard”), from Latin hortus. Compare lakwatsa, lamesa, lamesita, and lamyerda. Doublet of lawulta and werto.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laɡˈweɾta/ [lɐɡ̠ˈwɛɾ.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾta
• Syllabification: lag‧wer‧ta

Noun

lagwerta (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄ᜔ᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜆ)

1. orchard

Related terms

• ortelano

See also

• halamanan
• hardin
• looban

Further reading

• “lagwerta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018