armadilyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish armadillo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɾmaˈdiljo/ [ʔɐɾ.mɐˈdil.jo]
• Rhymes: -iljo
• Syllabification: ar‧ma‧dil‧yo

Noun

armadilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. armadillo

Related terms

• alarma
• alarmado
• alma
• armada
• armado
• armadura
• armamento
• armas
• armason
• armero
• armi
• armistisyo
• armori
• des-arma
• des-arme

 

Further reading

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