loryat

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 鬧熱／闹热 (lāu-lia̍t / lāu-jia̍t, “bustling; noisy”)[1], with semantic shift and slight phonological change due to a /l/~/ɾ/ allophony in Hokkien.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: lor‧yat
  • IPA(key): /ˈloɾjat/, [ˈloɾ.jɐt]

Noun

loryat

  1. lauriat (a special Chinese banquet with many courses and dishes, especially as served in the Philippines)

Derived terms
  • loryatan
  • magloryat

References
  1. Barbara Walsh Kumm (April 16, 2015), “The Intricacies of a Chinese Lauriat”, in Delicious Food & Wine‎

Further reading
  • “loryat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language‎, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, pages 38, 109, 128
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