kabalyero

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧bal‧ye‧ro

Noun

kabalyero

  1. peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caballero.

Noun

kabalyéro

  1. knight
  2. fire-tree (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • kaballero — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caballero, from Late Latin caballārius.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kabalˈjeɾo/ [kɐ.bɐlˈjɛː.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ka‧bal‧ye‧ro
  • Homophone: Caballero

Noun

kabalyero (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜇᜓ)

  1. (military) knight; cavalier; horseman
    Synonym: mangangabayo
  2. a chivalrous person; gentleman
    Synonym: maginoo
  3. (botany) royal poinciana (Delonix regia)
  4. (botany) peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

References

  • “kabalyero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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