salamangka

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• salamanca

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish salamanca (“sleight of hand”), alluding to the University of Salamanca, which taught magic according to historical popular belief.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /salaˈmaŋka/ [sɐ.lɐˈmaŋ.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -aŋka
• Syllabification: sa‧la‧mang‧ka

Noun

salamangka (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜋᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. magic; sorcery; witchcraft

   Synonyms: mahiya, mahika

2. sleight of hand

   Synonym: malikmata

Derived terms

• magsalamangka
• salamangkahin

Related terms

• salamangkero

See also

• hokuspokus

Further reading

• “salamangka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018