busyador

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish buceador. See also Spanish buscador.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /busjaˈdoɾ/ [bʊ.ʃɐˈd̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: bus‧ya‧dor

Noun

busyadór (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

1. edible bird's nest collector (person who searches and collects edible bird's nest, commonly found in the cliffs and caves of El Nido to Taytay, Palawan, for the nido soup industry sold in Chinese restaurants)
2. Alternative form of buseador

Further reading

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