labakara

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Andean Spanish lavacara (“washbasin”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧ba‧ka‧ra

Noun

labakara

1. washcloth

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lavacara (“washbasin”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /labaˈkaɾa/ [lɐ.bɐˈxaː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: la‧ba‧ka‧ra

Noun

labakara (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜃᜇ)

1. washcloth; small face towel

   Synonym: bimpo

See also

• tuwalyita

Further reading

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