absintiyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• absintyo — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish absintio, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion). Doublet of ahenho.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabˈsintio/ [ʔɐbˈsin̪.t͡ʃo]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔabˈsintio/ [ʔɐbˈsin̪.t̪jo]
• Rhymes: -intio
• Syllabification: ab‧sin‧ti‧yo

Noun

absíntiyó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜓ)

1. absinthe (liquor)

See also

• alak

 

Further reading

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