ampolyitas

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ampollitas, plural of ampollita.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔampolˈjitas/ [ʔɐm.polˈjiː.t̪ɐs]
  • Rhymes: -itas
  • Syllabification: am‧pol‧yi‧tas

Noun

ampolyitas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. very small ampoule or vial
  2. tiny blister
  3. thermometer bulb

See also

Further reading

  • “ampolyitas”, 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 32
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