elegansiya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish elegancia, from Latin ēlegantia (“exquisiteness; refinement, elegance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔeleˈɡansia/, [ʔɛ.lɛˈɣan.ʃɐ]
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧gan‧si‧ya

Noun

elegánsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜄᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

  1. elegance
    Synonyms: kisig, kakisigan, gara, kagaraan

Further reading
  • “elegansiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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