alarakas

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alharacas, plural of alharaca, from Andalusian Arabic الحَرَٰكَة (al-ḥaráka), from Arabic حَرَكَة (ḥaraka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈɾakas/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈɾaː.xɐs]
• Rhymes: -akas
• Syllabification: a‧la‧ra‧kas

Noun

alarakas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜇᜃᜐ᜔)

1. clamor; fuss; ado

   Synonyms: kuntil-butil, kiyaw-kiyaw, alboroto, kutsukutso, kuskos-balungos, daldal, satsat, gulo, gigi, rekobeko, kesyo

Derived terms

• maalarakas

Further reading

• “alarakas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 25