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alehandrino

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish alejandrino (alexandrine). So called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great (Roman d'Alexandre, c. 1177). See more at Alehandrino (Alexandrine).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alehandrino (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜓ) (poetry)

  1. alexandrine (line of a twelve-syllable poetic meter)
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Further reading

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  • alehandrino”, 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 23