adwanero

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aduanero.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔadwaˈneɾo/ [ʔɐd̪.wɐˈn̪ɛː.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ad‧wa‧ne‧ro

Noun

adwanero (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜏᜈᜒᜇᜓ)

  1. customs agent; customs officer
    Synonym: ahente ng adwana

Further reading

  • “adwanero”, 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 13
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