Tagalog edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish diligencia.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /diliˈhensia/, [dɪ.lɪˈhɛn.ʃɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ensia
  • Hyphenation: di‧li‧hen‧si‧ya

Noun edit

dilihénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ) (colloquial)

  1. ability to find ways and means to obtain what is badly needed
  2. anything obtained through such means

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Further reading edit

  • dilihensiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018