bisperas

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vísperas, plural of víspera, from Latin vespera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbispeɾas/ [ˈbis̪.pe.ɾ̪ɐs̪]
• Hyphenation: bis‧pe‧ras

Noun

bísperas

1. eve (day or night before, usually used for holidays)
2. day or night before fiesta or feast day

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• disperas — nonstandard

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vísperas, plural of víspera (“eve; vesper”), from Old Spanish viésperas, from Latin vespera.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbispeɾas/ [ˌbiːs.pɛˈɾas]
• Rhymes: -ispeɾas
• Syllabification: bis‧pe‧ras

Noun

bísperás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜐ᜔)

1. eve; night before an important event (such as Christmas, New Year, or a feast day)

Derived terms

• Bisperas ng Bagong Taon
• Bisperas ng Pasko

 

See also

• limpas

 

Further reading

• “bisperas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 111: “Biſperas) Biſperas [(pc)] que diçen los catores”