monasilyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• munasilyo
• munisilyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish monacillo (“altar boy”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /monaˈsiljo/ [mo.n̪ɐˈsil.jo]
• Rhymes: -iljo
• Syllabification: mo‧na‧sil‧yo

Noun

monasilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. acolyte; sacristan

   Synonym: sakristan

Further reading

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