almasen

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• almasin

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almacén (“warehouse; shop”), from Andalusian Arabic المخزن (al-maḵzan), from Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalmaˈsen/, [ʔɐl.mɐˈsɛn]
• Rhymes: -en
• Syllabification: al‧ma‧sen

Noun

almasén (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜐᜒᜈ᜔)

1. department store

Related terms

• almasenahe
• almasenero

 

See also

• basar
• tindahan

 

Further reading

• “almasen”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018