almohada

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almohada.

Noun

almoháda

1. cushion, pillow

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic مُخَدَّة (muḵadda), from Arabic مِخَدَّة (miḵadda). Compare Portuguese almofada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almoˈada/ [al.moˈa.ð̞a], (colloquial) /alˈmwada/ [alˈmwa.ð̞a]

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• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: al‧mo‧ha‧da

Noun

almohada f (plural almohadas)

1. pillow (soft cushion used to support the head)

Derived terms

• almohadado
• almohadazo
• almohadilla
• almohadita
• almohadón
• consultar con la almohada
• muerdealmohadas

Descendants

• → Hiligaynon: almohada
• → Paraguayan Guarani: aramboha
• → Tagalog: almowada, muhala

Further reading

• “almohada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalmoˈhada/ [ʔɐl.moˈhaː.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: al‧mo‧ha‧da

Noun

almohada (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜑᜇ)

1. alternative form of almowada