asotea

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • asuteya
  • asoteya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish azotea, from Andalusian Arabic السطيح‎ (as-suṭáyḥa), from Arabic سَطِيح‎ (saṭīḥ, “flat, spread out”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧so‧te‧a
  • IPA(key): /ʔasoˈtea/, [ʔɐ.soˈtɛ.ɐ]

Noun

asotea (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜆᜒᜀ)

  1. roofless balcony on the side or rear of a house, commonly made of stone or concrete
    Synonyms: balkon, beranda, balkonahe, portiko

References
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