alakos

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• arkos

Etymology

Early borrowing of Spanish arcos, plural of arco, from Latin arcus. Doublet of arko.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈkos/, [ʔɐ.lɐˈxos]
• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: a‧la‧kos

Noun

alakós (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜃᜓᜐ᜔)

1. bamboo arch or archway usually built during festivals

   Synonyms: arko, balantok, singkaban, balukay, kaluskos

Derived terms

• alakusan
• mag-alakos

 

Further reading

• “alakos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 25
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot, page 115: “Arcos. Arcos (pp) que ponen para las fiestas, son de cañas hendidas.”
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 71: “Arco) Arcos (pp) C .|. alacos, de fieſtas”
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 8