alabado

English

Etymology

From Spanish alabado.

Noun

alabado (plural alabados)

1. (Christianity) A Mexican Catholic devotional hymn.

Spanish

Etymology

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For the noun, from the Latin alabado sea Dios.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alaˈbado/ [a.laˈβ̞a.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: a‧la‧ba‧do

Noun

alabado m (plural alabados)

1. (Christianity) A Catholic devotional hymn.
   • 2013, Nasario García, Grandma's Santo on Its Head/El santo patas arriba de mi abuelita‎^[1], University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 67:

     Luego, en la voz más linda y preciosa que jamás había escuchado yo, se puso a cantar un alabado solemne y triste que nos dejó pasmados.

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Participle

alabado (feminine alabada, masculine plural alabados, feminine plural alabadas)

1. past participle of alabar (“praised”)

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alabado (“praised”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈbado/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈbaː.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: a‧la‧ba‧do

Noun

alabado (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜊᜇᜓ)

1. praise; a part of a prayer to God or a saint

Related terms

• alabansa

 

See also

• bendito
• pagpupuri

 

Further reading

• “alabado”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018