alkitran

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish alquitrán, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْقَطْرَان, from Arabic اَلْقِطْرَان (al-qiṭrān, “tar”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: al‧ki‧tran

Noun

alkitran

1. pitch
2. tar

Derived terms

• ngitngit pa sa alkitran

Hiligaynon

Noun

alkitrán

1. pitch, tar

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alquitrán, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْقَطْرَان (al-qiṭrán), from Arabic اَلْقِطْرَان (al-qiṭrān, “tar”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalkiˈtɾan/, [ʔɐl.kɪˈtɾan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: al‧ki‧tran

Noun

alkitrán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔)

1. tar; pitch

   Synonym: kayangkang

   • 1935, Marcial G. Mendiola, Kabuhayan at tagumpay, Carrsaco Press Company, page 34:

     Isang pormula ang nakuha sa Inglaterra , para makayari ng isang likidong pangalis ng barnis, lakre, alkitran, at pintura.

     A formula for making a liquid that can remove varnish, lacre, tar and paint was obtained from England.

Derived terms

• alkitranan
• alkitranin
• mag-alkitran

 

See also

• ayangaw
• daryangaw
• lanay