almowada

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• almoada
• almohada, almuhada
• almuwada
• almwada — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic المِخَدَّة (al-miḵadda)

Andalusian Arabic المُخَدَّة (al-muḵadda)bor.

Spanish almohadabor.

Tagalog almowada

Borrowed from Spanish almohada, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic المُخَدَّة (al-muḵadda), from Arabic المِخَدَّة (al-miḵadda). Doublet of muhala.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalmoˈada/ [ʔɐl.moˈwaː.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: al‧mo‧wa‧da

Noun

almowada (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜏᜇ)

1. (strictly) small chair pillow or cushion

   Synonym: almowadilya

2. pillow; cushion

   Synonym: unan

Derived terms

• mag-almowada

Related terms

• almohadon
• almowadilya

Further reading

• “almowada”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “almowada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• “almohada”, 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