espontaneo

See also: espontáneo and espontâneo

Spanish

Verb

espontaneo

  1. only used in me espontaneo, first-person singular present indicative of espontanearse

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espontáneo, from Latin spontāneus.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔesponˈtaneo/ [ʔɛs.pon̪ˌt̪aː.n̪ɛˈo]
  • Rhymes: -aneo
  • Syllabification: es‧pon‧ta‧ne‧o

Adjective

espontáneó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜈᜒᜌᜓ)

  1. spontaneous (self generated; happening without any apparent external cause)
    Synonyms: likas, katutubo, natural
  2. spontaneous (done by one's own free choice, or without planning)
    Synonyms: kusa, kusang-loob, boluntaryo, sadya, awtonomo
  3. spontaneous (sudden, without warning)
    Synonyms: agaran, biglaan, madalian

Further reading

  • “espontaneo”, 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 255
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