asotea

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• asuteya
• asoteya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish azotea, from Andalusian Arabic السطيح (as-suṭáyḥa), from Arabic سَطِيح (saṭīḥ, “flat, spread out”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔasoˈtea/ [ʔɐ.soˈt̪ɛː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Syllabification: a‧so‧te‧a

Noun

asotea (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜆᜒᜌ)

1. roofless balcony on the side or rear of a house, commonly made of stone or concrete

   Synonyms: balkon, beranda, balkonahe, portiko

References

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