albularyo
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Tagalog albularyo, from Spanish herbolario (“herbalist”).
Noun
editalbularyo (plural albularyos)
- A Filipino faith healer or witch doctor.
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editEarly borrowing of Spanish herbolario (“herbal doctor; herbalist”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalbuˈlaɾjo/ [ʔɐl.bʊˈlaɾ.jo]
- Rhymes: -aɾjo
- Syllabification: al‧bu‧lar‧yo
Noun
editalbularyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜎᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- herb doctor; witch doctor; faith healer
- Synonyms: medikong-tainga, doktor-laway, medikong-laway, (slang) kepweng
- (colloquial) quack doctor
- Synonyms: doktorsilyo, medikilyo, doktor kwak-kwak
Related terms
editDescendants
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
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