pilosopo

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish filósofo, from Latin philosophāri, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφεῖν (philosopheîn).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧lo‧so‧po

Noun

pilósopo

1. philosopher

Adjective

pilósopo

1. argumentative; sarcastic

Related terms

• pilosopiya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish filósofo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piˈlosopo/ [pɪˌloː.soˈpo]
• Rhymes: -osopo
• Syllabification: pi‧lo‧so‧po

Adjective

pilósopó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜓᜐᜓᜉᜓ)

1. argumentative

Noun

pilósopó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜓᜐᜓᜉᜓ)

1. philosopher
2. (derogatory) philosophizer
3. (derogatory) wiseacre; know-it-all
4. (colloquial, by extension) someone taking things too literally; pedant

   Synonym: (Rizal) sual-al

Derived terms

• mamilosopo
• pamimilosopo
• pilosopohin

 

Related terms

• pilosopastro
• pilosopiya

 

Further reading

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