aldabis

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish al revés (“backwards”)

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: al‧da‧bis

IPA^(key): /ʔaldaˈbis/, [ʔɐl.dɐˈbis]

Noun

aldabís

backhanded slap; elbow strike
Synonyms: hampas, palo, siko, bigwas, buntal, tabig, suntok, sapok, (Batangas) garute

Derived terms

aldabisin
ialdabis
mag-aldabis
paaldabis
umaldabis

Further reading

“aldabis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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