Heswita

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jesuita.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hesˈwita/ [hɛsˈwiː.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: Hes‧wi‧ta

Noun

Heswita (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜐ᜔ᜏᜒᜆ)

  1. (Catholicism) Jesuit

Adjective

Heswita (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜐ᜔ᜏᜒᜆ)

  1. (Catholicism) Jesuit

Further reading

  • Heswita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018