kabalyero

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧bal‧ye‧ro

Noun

kabalyero

1. peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caballero.

Noun

kabalyéro

1. knight
2. fire-tree (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caballero, from Late Latin caballārius.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kabalˈjeɾo/ [kɐ.bɐlˈjɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ka‧bal‧ye‧ro
• Homophone: Caballero

Noun

kabalyero (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜇᜓ)

1. (military) knight; cavalier; horseman

   Synonym: mangangabayo

2. a chivalrous person; gentleman

   Synonym: maginoo

3. (botany) royal poinciana (Delonix regia)
4. (botany) peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

Related terms

• Caballero
• kabalyerosidad
• kabalyo
• kabayo

 

References

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