tabernakulo

Tagalog

Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish tabernáculo (“tabernacle”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tabeɾˈnakulo/ [t̪ɐ.bɛɾˌn̪aː.x̠ʊˈlo]
    • Rhymes: -akulo
    • Syllabification: ta‧ber‧na‧ku‧lo

    Noun

    tabernákuló (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜃᜓᜎᜓ)

    1. (Christianity) tabernacle (small ornamented box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist)
      Synonym: sagraryo
    2. (biblical) tabernacle (portable tent used before the construction of the temple)