See also: Lamesa and La Mesa

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Spanish la mesa, from Vulgar Latin mēsa, from Latin mēnsa.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: la‧me‧sa

Noun

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lamesa

  1. a table; an item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs
  2. a desk; a table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers; it often has a drawer or repository underneath

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:lamesa.

Higaonon

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish la mesa.

Noun

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lamesa

  1. table

Malagasy

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Etymology

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From French la messe.

Noun

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lamesa

  1. (Christianity) Mass (church service)

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish la mesa (the table). Compare lagwerta, lakwatsa, lamyerda, and lawulta.

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Noun

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lamesa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜒᜐ)

  1. table
    Synonyms: mesa, hapag, dulang
    • 1878, Toribio Minguella y Arnedo, Ensayo de gramatica hispano-tagala[1], page 119:
      ¿Saán itinatágo mo yaóng librong ibinigáy co sa iyo? iniuan co sa báhay, doón inilagay co sa ibábao nang lamesa;
      Where did you hide that book that I gave you? I left it at home, there I put it on the table.

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