almohadon

See also: almohadón

Hiligaynon

Noun

almohadón

1. a large cushion or pillow

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• almowadon, almuwadon
• almuhadon
• almwadon — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic المِخَدَّة (al-miḵadda)

Andalusian Arabic المُخَدَّة (al-muḵadda)bor.

Spanish almohada

Spanish -ón

Spanish almohadónbor.

Tagalog almohadon

Borrowed from Spanish almohadón.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalmohaˈdon/ [ʔɐl.mo.hɐˈd̪on̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: al‧mo‧ha‧don

Noun

almohadón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜑᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

1. (large) cushion or pillow

   Synonyms: kutson, unan

Related terms

• almowada
• almowadilya

Further reading

• “almohadon”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “almohadon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 26