kuwelyo

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuello.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈeʎo/ [ˈkwe.ʎo]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧we‧lyo

Noun

kuwélyo (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. collar

Derived terms

  • kuwelyohan
  • magkuwelyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuello (“collar”), from Old Spanish cuello, from Latin collum. Doublet of kuyo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˈeljo/ [ˈkwɛl.jo]
  • Rhymes: -eljo
  • Syllabification: ku‧wel‧yo

Noun

kuwelyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. collar (part of a shirt fitting around the neck)
    Synonym: kuyo

Derived terms

  • kuwelyuhan

Further reading

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