tapangko

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish tapanco, from Classical Nahuatl tlapanco (“loft, attic”), from tlapantli (“roof”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈpaŋko/ [t̪ɐˈpaŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -aŋko
• Syllabification: ta‧pang‧ko

Noun

tapangko (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

1. (architecture) awning

   Synonyms: sibi, ambi, medya-agwa

Further reading

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