ampiteatro

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • ampiteyatro, ampitiyatro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish anfiteatro, from Latin amphitheātrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔampiteˈatɾo/ [ʔɐm.pɪ.t̪ɛˈaː.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -atɾo
  • Syllabification: am‧pi‧te‧a‧tro

Noun

ampiteatro (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜆᜒᜌᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. amphitheatre
    Synonym: dulaang-pabilog

Further reading

  • “ampiteatro”, 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 35
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