posporo

Borrowed from Spanish fósforo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpospoɾo/ [ˈpos̪.po.ɾ̪o]

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• Hyphenation: pos‧po‧ro

pósporo (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜇᜓ)

1. a match; a safety match

Borrowed from Spanish fósforo (“matchstick”).

posporó

1. match; safety match

• pospro

Borrowed from Spanish fósforo (“matchstick”), from Latin phōsphorus (“phosphorus”), from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “torchbearer, light bearer”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpospoɾo/ [ˌpos.poˈɾo]
• Rhymes: -ospoɾo
• Syllabification: pos‧po‧ro

pósporó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜇᜓ)

1. match; safety match
2. matchbox and its contents

   Synonyms: pansindi, apuyan, kasapuwego, pamanting

3. (chemistry) phosphorus

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