alpahol

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pahol
• alpahor
• arpahol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alfajor, from Andalusian Arabic الفشر (al-fašur), from Classical Persian افشر (afšur, “juice”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalpaˈhol/ [ʔɐl.pɐˈhol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: al‧pa‧hol

Noun

alpahól (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜑᜓᜎ᜔)

1. food made from sliced sweet potatoes and cooked in sugar, milk, or coconut milk

Derived terms

• alpahulin
• inalpahol

See also

• bilo-bilo
• ginataan
• palidusdos

Further reading

• “alpahol”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “alpahol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 24