pila de agwa-bendita

See also: pila de agwa bendita

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pila de agwa bendita

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pila de agua bendita (“sink of holy water”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌpila de ˌʔaɡwa benˈdita/ [ˌpiː.lɐ d̪ɛ ˌʔaɡ.wɐ bɛn̪ˈd̪iː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: pi‧la de ag‧wa-ben‧di‧ta

Noun

pila de agwa-bendita (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ ᜇᜒ ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜆ) (Christianity)

1. holy water font; stoup

   Synonyms: dawdawan, benditahan

Further reading

• “pila de agwa bendita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018