metapora

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish metáfora, from Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /meˈtapoɾa/ [mɛˌt̪aː.poˈɾa], /metaˈpoɾa/ [mɛ.t̪ɐˈpoː.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -apoɾa, -oɾa
  • Syllabification: me‧ta‧po‧ra

Noun

metáporá or metapora (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜆᜉᜓᜇ)

  1. allegory; metaphor
    Synonyms: talinghaga, alegorya

Further reading

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