antropopago

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish antropófago, from Latin anthrōpophagus, from Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔantɾoˈpopaɡo/ [ʔɐn̪.t̪ɾoˌpoː.pɐˈɣo]
  • Rhymes: -opaɡo
  • Syllabification: an‧tro‧po‧pa‧go

Noun

antropópagó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜓᜉᜄᜓ)

  1. anthropophagus; man-eater; cannibal
    Synonym: kanibal

Further reading

  • “antropopago”, 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 40
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