posporo

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fósforo, from Spanish phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “torchbearer, light bearer”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry, bear, bring”). Sicilian pòspuru.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pos‧po‧ro

Noun

posporo

1. a match; a safety match

Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fósforo (“matchstick”).

Noun

posporó

1. match; safety match

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fósforo (“matchstick”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpospoɾo/ [ˌpos.poˈɾo]
• Rhymes: -ospoɾo
• Syllabification: pos‧po‧ro

Noun

pósporó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜇᜓ)

1. match; safety match
2. matchbox and its contents

   Synonyms: pansindi, apuyan, kasapuwego, pamanting

3. (chemistry) phosphorus

Further reading

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