pensiyonado

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pensyonado

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pensionado. By surface analysis, pensiyon +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pensioˈnado/, [pɛn.ʃoˈna.do]
• Hyphenation: pen‧si‧yo‧na‧do

Noun

pensiyonado (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈᜇᜓ)

1. pensioner
2. (historical) Filipino scholar who studied in the United States during the American colonial era
3. (informal, derogatory) jobless person, assumed to be lazy and is reliant on welfare

Related terms

• pensiyon

Further reading

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