almete

Moore

Etymology

from French allumette

Pronunciation

[àl.mé.tè]

Noun

almete

1. match (for starting fires)

Synonyms

• (match (for starting fires)): mankẽs-bila
• (match (for starting fires)): mankẽsga

See also

• alimet

Spanish

Noun

almete m (plural almetes)

1. (armor) helmet

Further reading

• “almete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almete, from Old French healmet, ultimately from Germanic origin. Doublet of helmet.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalˈmete/ [ʔɐlˈmɛː.tɛ]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: al‧me‧te

Noun

almete (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜆᜒ) (rare)

1. helmet

   Synonym: helmet

References

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