abrodista

Tagalog

Etymology

From English abroad +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabɾoˈdista/, [ʔɐ.bɾoˈdis.tɐ]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: a‧bro‧dis‧ta

Noun

abrodista (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. Overseas Filipino Worker (Filipino migrant workers, people with Filipino citizenship who reside in another country for a limited period of time for employment)

Further reading

• “abrodista” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “abrodista”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018