almohada

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almohada.

Noun

almoháda

cushion, pillow

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (almuẖádda), from Arabic اَلْمِخَدَّة‎ (al-miḵadda).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /almoˈada/, [almoˈaða]

Noun

almohada f (plural almohadas)

pillow (soft cushion used to support the head)

Synonyms

cojín

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Hiligaynon: almoháda

Further reading

“almohada” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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