kumbento

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish convento. Compare Cebuano kombento.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kumˈbento/ [kʊmˈbɛn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: kum‧ben‧to

Noun

kumbento (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. convent; rectory; presbytery
    Synonym: bahay-pari

See also

Further reading

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