serbesa

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cerveza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɾˈbesa/ [s̪eɾ̪ˈbi.s̪ɐ]
• Hyphenation: ser‧be‧sa

Noun

serbésa (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ)

1. beer

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:serbesa.

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cerveza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɾˈbesa/ [seɾˈbe.sa]
• Hyphenation: ser‧be‧sa

Noun

serbésa (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜍ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ)

1. beer

   Synonym: bir

Derived terms

• magserbesa

See also

• arak
• basi
• lambanog

Ilocano

Alternative forms

• cerveza

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cerveza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɾˈbesa/ [seɾˈbe.sa]
• Hyphenation: ser‧be‧sa

Noun

serbésa (Kur-itan spelling ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ)

1. beer

See also

• arak
• basi

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Celtic *kurmider.

Latin cervēsa

Old Spanish cervesa

Spanish cervezabor.

Tagalog serbesa

Borrowed from Spanish cerveza, from Old Spanish cervesa, from Latin cervēsa, from Proto-Celtic *kurmi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /seɾˈbesa/ [sɛɾˈbɛː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: ser‧be‧sa

Noun

serbesa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ) (somewhat dated or formal)

1. beer

   Synonym: (colloquial) bir

   • 1995, Teeth, “Laklak”, in Teeth:

     Kabilin-bilinan ng lola / 'Wag nang uminom ng serbesa / Ito'y hindi inumin pang-bata / Mag-softdrinks ka na lang muna

     Grandma's constant advice / Don't drink beer anymore / It's not a drink for kids / Just have soft drinks for now

Derived terms

• serbesahan

Related terms

• serbeseriya

See also

• alak

Further reading

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