Moriones

See also: moriones

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish morriones, plural of morrión.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /moɾˈjones/ [moɾˈjoː.n̪ɛs]
  • Rhymes: -ones
  • Syllabification: Mor‧io‧nes

Proper noun

Moriones (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. (theater) a lenten festival held annually on Holy Week on the island of Marinduque, Philippines that re-enacts the story of Saint Longinus
    Synonym: Pugutan

References

  • “Moriones”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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