tsarera

Tagalog

Etymology

From tsa (or its variant tsaa) +‎ -era, patterned after Spanish cafetera, tetera.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈɾeɾa/ [t͡ʃɐˈɾɛː.ɾɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /tsaˈɾeɾa/ [t͡sɐˈɾɛː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: tsa‧re‧ra

Noun

tsarera (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜇᜒᜇ)

1. teapot

See also

• kapetera
• tekwan
• tsa

 

Further reading

• “tsarera”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 129