almador

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish armador, from Latin armātor. Compare Mexican Spanish armador (“bucking a lot (of a horse)”). Doublet of armador. By surface analysis, alma +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalmaˈdoɾ/ [ʔɐl.mɐˈd̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: al‧ma‧dor

Adjective

almadór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. frequently rearing up or rising on its hind legs when in rage or in bad temper (especially of a horse)
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