huepe

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog huepe, from Hokkien 火把 (hóe-pé).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxwepe/ [ˈxwe.pe]
• Rhymes: -epe

Noun

huepe ? (plural huepes)

1. (Philippines, historical) torch; flambeau (especially of resin wrapped in palm leaves)

Further reading

• Abella, Venancio María de (1874) Vade-Mecum Filipino ó manual de la conversacion familiar Español-Tagalog. Seguido de un curioso Vocabulario de Modismos Manileños.‎^[1], 12.ᵃ edition (overall work in Spanish and Tagalog), Escolta, Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, á cargo de C. Miralles., page 117