alkitran

Etymology

From Spanish alquitrán, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْقَطْرَان, from Arabic اَلْقِطْرَان (al-qiṭrān, “tar”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: al‧ki‧tran

Noun

alkitran

1. pitch
2. tar

Noun

alkitrán

1. pitch, tar

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alquitrán, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْقَطْرَان (al-qiṭrán), from Arabic اَلْقِطْرَان (al-qiṭrān, “tar”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalkiˈtɾan/ [ʔɐl.kɪˈt̪ɾan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: al‧ki‧tran

Noun

alkitrán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔)

1. tar; pitch

   Synonyms: kayangkang, brea

   • 1935, Marcial G. Mendiola, Kabuhayan at tagumpay, Carrsaco Press Company, page 34:

     Isang pormula ang nakuha sa Inglaterra , para makayari ng isang likidong pangalis ng barnis, lakre, alkitran, at pintura.

     A formula for making a liquid that can remove varnish, lacre, tar and paint was obtained from England.

Further reading

• “alkitran”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 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 27