pilosopo

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish filósofo, from Latin philosophāri, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφεῖν (philosopheîn).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pi‧lo‧so‧po

Noun

pilósopo

  1. philosopher

Adjective

pilósopo

  1. argumentative; sarcastic

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish filósofo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /piˈlosopo/ [pɪˌloː.soˈpo]
  • Rhymes: -osopo
  • Syllabification: pi‧lo‧so‧po

Adjective

pilósopó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜓᜐᜓᜉᜓ)

  1. argumentative

Noun

pilósopó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜓᜐᜓᜉᜓ)

  1. philosopher
  2. (derogatory) philosophizer
  3. (derogatory) wiseacre; know-it-all
  4. (colloquial, by extension) someone taking things too literally; pedant
    Synonym: (Rizal) sual-al

Derived terms

Further reading

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