opisyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• upisyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oficio, from Latin officium.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoˈpisjo/ [ʔoˈpiː.ʃo]
• Rhymes: -isjo
• Syllabification: o‧pis‧yo

Noun

opisyo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. occupation; means of livelihood

   Synonyms: hanapbuhay, trabaho, gawain

2. (Catholicism, Protestantism, uncommon) office

Derived terms

• artes at opisyo
• opisyuhin

 

Related terms

• opisina
• opisyal

 

Further reading

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