testigo

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish testigo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tes‧ti‧go
  • IPA(key): /tesˈtiɡo/ [tesˈti.ɡo]

Noun

testígo (Basahan spelling ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜄᜓ)

  1. (law) witness
    Synonym: saksi

Derived terms

See also

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish testigo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tesˈtiɡo/, [t̪es̪ˈt̪i.ɡo]
  • IPA(key): /tesˈtiɡu/, [t̪es̪ˈt̪i.ɡu] (Ternateño)
  • Hyphenation: tes‧ti‧go

Noun

testigo

  1. witness

Spanish

FWOTD – 18 June 2022

Etymology

Deverbal from testiguar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tesˈtiɡo/ [t̪esˈt̪i.ɣ̞o]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɡo
  • Syllabification: tes‧ti‧go

Noun

testigo m or f by sense (plural testigos)

  1. witness (someone who sees something)
  2. (law) witness (one who is called upon to witness an event or action)
    • 2018 March 16, Miguel Ángel Medina, “Seis detenidos en las protestas en Lavapiés por la muerte de un mantero”, in El País[1]:
      Varios testigos y un compañero del vendedor aseguran que la muerte se produjo tras una persecución de los agentes, que iban en motocicleta.
      Several witnesses and a colleague of the vendor claim that his death occurred after a chase by the officers, who were on a motorcycle.

Noun

testigo m (plural testigos)

  1. (sports) baton
  2. (sciences) control
    grupo testigocontrol group

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish testigo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tesˈtiɡo/ [t̪ɛsˈt̪iː.ɣo]
  • Rhymes: -iɡo
  • Syllabification: tes‧ti‧go

Noun

testigo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜄᜓ)

  1. witness
    Synonym: saksi
  2. act of testifying (as of a witness)
    Synonyms: pagtestigo, pagsaksi
  3. proof; evidence
    Synonyms: pruweba, patunay, katuinayan, ebidensiya

Derived terms

  • pagtestigo
  • testiguhan
  • tumestigo