werto

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish huerto, from Latin hortus. Doublet of lagwerta and lawulta.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈweɾto/ [ˈwɛɾ.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eɾto
  • Syllabification: wer‧to

Noun

werto (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. orchard; fruit garden
    Synonyms: halamanan, lagwerta, hardin

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 1022
  • 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 326
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