mahistrado

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish magistrado (“judge”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mahisˈtɾado/ [mɐ.hɪsˈt̪ɾaː.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: ma‧his‧tra‧do

Noun

mahistrado (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜇᜓ)

1. justice (judge of certain courts)

Derived terms

• punong mahistrado (“chief justice”)

Further reading

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