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alikate

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish alicate.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧ka‧te
  • IPA(key): /ʔaliˈkate/ [ʔɐ.l̪ɪˈka.t̪e]

Noun

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alikate

  1. (dated) pliers
    Synonym: playis
    Hyponym: longnos

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish alicate, from Arabic لَقَّاط (laqqāṭ). Possible doublet of kalakati.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaliˈkate/ [ʔɐ.lɪˈxaː.t̪ɛ], /ʔaliˈkateʔ/ [ʔɐ.lɪˈxaː.t̪ɛʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ate, -ateʔ
  • Syllabification: a‧li‧ka‧te

Noun

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alikate or alikatè (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜃᜆᜒ) (dated)

  1. pliers (especially for cracking areca nut)
    Synonyms: plais, (obsolete) sagam, kalakati

Further reading

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  • alikate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018