abasero

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abacero, from Andalusian Arabic صَاحِب الزاد (ṣāḥib az-zād, “owner of the provisions”), or from haba (“broad bean”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabaˈseɾo/ [ʔɐ.bɐˈsɛː.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: a‧ba‧se‧ro

Noun

abasero (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜐᜒᜇᜓ)

  1. grocer
    Synonym: groser

Further reading

  • 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 1
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