mabilis sa alas-kuwatro

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Literally, faster than four o'clock. From the 1970s.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mabiˌlis sa ʔaˌlas kuˈatɾo/ [mɐ.bɪˌlis sɐ ʔɐˌlas ˈkwat̪.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -atɾo
  • Syllabification: ma‧bi‧lis sa a‧las-ku‧wat‧ro

Adverb

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mabilís sa alás-kuwatro (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐ ᜀᜎᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. (simile) quickly
  2. (simile) done surreptitiously or slyly