buskarido

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish buscarruidos (“troublemaker”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buskaˈɾido/ [bʊs.kɐˈɾi.do]
• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: bus‧ka‧ri‧do

Noun

buskarido (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜐ᜔ᜃᜇᜒᜇᜓ)

1. provoker; troublemaker
   • 1997, Heddy D. David, “Nagbago si Antonio”, in The Philippine Journal of Education, volume 67:

     "Ubod siya ng pilyo!" sabi naman ng mga batang babae. "Buskarido siya," ayon naman sa mga batang lalaki.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• Lopez, Cecilio (1965) “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua‎^[1], volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN