abobor

Tagalog

Etymology

Misinterpretation of abovor, Spanish orthography spelling of abuwor where the ⟨v⟩ was read as a /b/ but is actually a ⟨u⟩.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈboboɾ/ [ʔɐˈboː.boɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oboɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧bo‧bor

Noun

abobor (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜊᜓᜇ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. misconstruction of abuwor

Further reading

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