buhero

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish buhero with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/. By surface analysis, buho +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈheɾo/ [bʊˈhɛː.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: bu‧he‧ro

Noun

buhero (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜒᜇᜓ)

  1. owl-keeper

Further reading

  • “buhero”, 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 91
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