albularyo
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Tagalog albularyo, from Spanish herbolario (“herbalist”).
Noun edit
albularyo (plural albularyos)
- A Filipino faith healer or witch doctor.
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish herbolario (“herbal doctor; herbalist”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalbuˈlaɾjo/, [ʔɐl.bʊˈlaɾ.jo]
- Rhymes: -aɾjo
- Syllabification: al‧bu‧lar‧yo
Noun edit
albularyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜎᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- herb doctor; witch doctor; faith healer
- Synonym: (slang) kepweng
- (colloquial) quack doctor
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: albularyo
Further reading edit
- “albularyo” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “albularyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018