alahero

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish alhajero (“jewelry box”), with shift in meaning due to -ero reinterpreted as doer suffix; analyzed alahas +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧he‧ro
  • IPA(key): /ʔalaˈheɾo/ [ʔɐ.l̪ɐˈhi.ɾ̪o]

Noun

alahero

  1. jeweller

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alhajero (“jewelry box”), the shift in meaning due to Spanish -ero being reinterpreted as the doer suffix. By surface analysis, alahas +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalaˈheɾo/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈhɛː.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: a‧la‧he‧ro

Noun

alahero (feminine alahera, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜑᜒᜇᜓ)

  1. jeweler
    Synonyms: mag-aalahas, hoyero

References

  • “alahero”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “alahero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “alahero”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
  • 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 25
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