alkayseriya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcaicería, from Andalusian Arabic القَيْصَرِيَّة‎ (alqayṣaríyya).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: al‧kay‧se‧ri‧ya

IPA^(key): /ʔalkajseˈɾia/, [ʔɐl.kaɪ̯.sɛˈɾi.jɐ]

Noun

alkayseriya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜌ)

(historical) marketplace and residence of the Chinese in Manila during the Spanish period
Synonym: parian
(business) marketplace of silk, cotton, and other materials for trade
Synonyms: pamilihan, parian

Further reading

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

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