ambisyoso

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ambicioso.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: am‧bis‧yo‧so

Adjective

ambisyoso (feminine ambisyosa)

1. ambitious

Noun

ambisyoso (feminine ambisyosa)

1. an ambitious person

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ambicioso (“ambitious”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔambisˈjoso/ [ʔɐm.bɪˈʃoː.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: am‧bis‧yo‧so

Adjective

ambisyoso (feminine ambisyosa, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜓ)

1. ambitious

   Synonyms: mapaghangad, maadhika

2. (colloquial, derogatory) aspiring for something too high for oneself; presumptuous

Derived terms

• maambisyoso

Related terms

• ambisyon

Further reading

• “ambisyoso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018