guwantelete

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• guantelete — dated
• gwantelete — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guantelete, from French gantelet.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡuanteˈlete/ [ɡwɐn̪.t̪ɛˈlɛː.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: gu‧wan‧te‧le‧te

Noun

guwantelete (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜆᜒ)

1. gauntlet (protective armor for the hands)

Related terms

• agwanta
• guwantes

 

Further reading

• “guwantelete”, 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 310