tabliya

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tablilla (“tablet”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tab‧li‧ya
• IPA^(key): /tabˈlija/ [t̪ɐbˈl̪i.jɐ]

Noun

tabliya

1. chocolate tablet (round tablets of pure ground roasted cacao beans)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tableya
• tablea

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tablilla (“tablet; chocolate bar”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tabˈlia/ [t̪ɐbˈliː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: tab‧li‧ya

Noun

tabliya (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜌ)

1. chocolate tablet (round tablets of pure ground roasted cacao beans)

See also

• tsokolate

Further reading

• “tableya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “tabliya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.