amores mil

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amores mil (“red valerian”, literally “thousand loves”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌmoɾes ˈmil/ [ʔɐˌmoː.ɾɛs ˈmɪl]
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: a‧mo‧res mil

Noun

amores mil (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔ ᜋᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. red valerian
    Synonym: amores

See also

  • baleryana

Further reading

  • 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 31
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