Tagalog

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Etymology

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Calque of Latin advocātus diabolī, possibly via English devil's advocate or Spanish abogado del diablo.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsuɡoʔ naŋ diˈablo/ [ˌsuː.ɣoʔ n̪ɐn̪ ˈd͡ʒab.lo]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌsuɡo(ʔ) naŋ diˈablo/ [ˌsuː.ɣoː n̪ɐn̪ ˈd͡ʒab.lo]
  • Rhymes: -ablo
  • Syllabification: su‧go ng di‧yab‧lo

Noun

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sugò ng diyablo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄᜓ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜌᜊ᜔ᜎᜓ)

  1. devil's advocate