dinosawro

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either borrowed from Spanish dinosauro, or a pseudo-Hispanism, from English dinosaur, since the general Spanish word is dinosaurio. Doublet of daynosor.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dinoˈsawɾo/ [d̪ɪ.n̪oˈsaʊ̯.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -awɾo
  • Syllabification: di‧no‧saw‧ro

Noun

dinosawro (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜈᜓᜐᜏ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. dinosaur
    Synonyms: daynosor, (neologism) bayawak-kilabot

Further reading

  • “dinosawro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
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