impalasto

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Spanish emplasto, from earlier emplastro, from Latin emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (émplastron). Possible doublet of emplasto.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔimpaˈlasto/ [ʔɪm.pɐˈlas.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -asto
  • Syllabification: im‧pa‧las‧to

Noun

impalasto (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜎᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ) (medicine, dialectal, Rizal)

  1. a local medicinal concoction composed of lemon leaves, rice, etc. girded around the abdominal area to alleviate stomach pain
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