altanghap

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of almusal (“breakfast”) +‎ tanghalian (“lunch”) +‎ hapunan (“dinner”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔaltaŋˈhap/ [ˌʔaːl.tɐŋˈhap]
• Rhymes: -ap
• Syllabification: al‧tang‧hap

Noun

áltangháp (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜆᜅ᜔ᜑᜉ᜔) (slang)

1. single meal eaten for the entire day (usually eaten at noon)
2. full board

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN