Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish pasacalle.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pasaˈkalje/, [pɐ.sɐˈxal.jɛ]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧sa‧kal‧ye

Noun edit

pasakalye (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜃᜎ᜔ᜌᜒ)

  1. (music) passacaglia
  2. (music, by extension) overture
    Synonym: obertura
  3. (music) opening (of a song)
    Synonym: tambiling

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • pasakalye”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018