desimetro

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish decímetro.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /deˈsimetɾo/, [dɛˈsi.mɛ.tɾo]
  • IPA^(key): /desiˈmetɾo/, [dɛ.sɪˈmɛ.tɾo]
• Rhymes: -imetɾo, -etɾo
• Syllabification: de‧si‧me‧tro

Noun

desímetró or desimetro (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. decimetre (10 centimetres)

   Synonym: kapulmetro

   • 2012, Aa. Vv., Dizionario Filippino: Filippino-Italiano, Italiano-Filippino‎^[1], De Agostini, page X:

     desimetrong parisukat

     square decimeter

Further reading

• “desimetro” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[2], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “desimetro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018