ortelano

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • ortilano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hortelano, from older hortolano, from Late Latin hortulānus. Compare Kapampangan ortelanu (farmer). Doublet of antilano.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔoɾteˈlano/ [ʔoɾ.t̪ɛˈlaː.n̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Syllabification: or‧te‧la‧no

Noun

ortelano (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜈᜓ)

  1. gardener; orcharder
    Synonyms: maghahalaman, hardinero, (obsolete) antilano

Derived terms

  • mag-ortelano

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