kumbento

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kombento

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish convento. Compare Cebuano kombento.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kumˈbento/ [kʊmˈbɛn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: kum‧ben‧to

Noun

kumbento (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. convent; rectory; presbytery

   Synonym: bahay-pari

Related terms

• kumbensiyon
• kumbensiyonal
• kumbensiyonista
• kumbenyensiya
• kumbenyente
• kumbenyo

 

See also

• abadiya
• monasteryo
• seminaryo

 

Further reading

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