adolesente

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish adolescente, from Latin adolēscentem. Doublet of adolesent.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔadoleˈsente/ [ʔɐ.d̪o.lɛˈsɛn̪.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: a‧do‧le‧sen‧te

Noun

adolesente (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. adolescent
    Synonyms: lalabintaunin, tin-edyer, adolesent, (slang) bagets, (male) binata, (male) binatilyo, (male) baguntao, (female) dalaga, (female) dalagita, (female) dalaginding

Adjective

adolesente (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. adolescent
    Synonyms: lalabintaunin, adolesent

Further reading

  • “adolesente”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “adolesente”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • 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 12
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