poso-negro

See also: posonegro and poso negro

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pozo negro (“cesspool”, literally “black well”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌposo ˈneɡɾo/ [ˌpoː.so ˈn̪ɛː.ɡɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɡɾo
  • Syllabification: po‧so-ne‧gro

Noun

poso-negro (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. septic tank
    • 2000, Jose F. Lacaba, Edad medya: mga tula sa katanghaliang gulang:
      Barado ng buhok, bulbol, burak, sarisaring basura ang lagusang papunta sa poso negro. Naglalawa ang tubig sa sahig tuwing may maliligo , at tuwing may tatae ay maraming naiiwang tuldok at kuwit na lulutang-lutang sa inidoro [.]
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  2. (dated) cesspool

Further reading

  • “poso-negro”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “poso-negro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1064
  • Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968) Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 72
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