dinosawro

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dinosauro

Etymology

Either borrowed from Spanish dinosauro, or a pseudo-Hispanism, from English dinosaur, since the general Spanish word is dinosaurio.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dinoˈsawɾo/ [d̪ɪ.n̪oˈsaʊ̯.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -awɾo
• Syllabification: di‧no‧saw‧ro

Noun

dinosawro (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜈᜓᜐᜏ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. dinosaur

   Synonym: bayawak-kilabot

Further reading

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