amasona

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Amazon, from Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn).

Noun

amasona

  1. a tall, strong, athletic woman
  2. an Amazon

Synonyms

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amazona, from Latin Amāzōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔamaˈsona/ [ʔɐ.mɐˈsoː.n̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Syllabification: a‧ma‧so‧na

Noun

amasona (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜐᜓᜈ)

  1. amazon (tall, strong, athletic woman)
  2. tomboy (girl who acts as a typical boy would)
    Synonyms: tomboy, binalaki, binalalaki, marimatso, birago, lalakinin
  3. horsewoman

See also

Further reading

  • “amasona”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “amasona”, 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 29
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