Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish defensor.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /defenˈsoɾ/ [d̪ɛ.fɛn̪ˈsoɾ]
    • IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /depenˈsoɾ/ [d̪ɛ.pɛn̪ˈsoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: De‧fen‧sor

Proper noun

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Defensór (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. a surname from Spanish, most associated with the former Filipina senator, Miriam Defensor-Santiago