anteohos

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish anteojos, plural of anteojo, from antojo, from Latin ante oculum. Compare Cebuano anteyohos.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔanteˈohos/ [ʔɐn̪.t̪ɛˈoː.hos]
  • Rhymes: -ohos
  • Syllabification: an‧te‧o‧hos

Noun

anteohos (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜑᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. eyeglasses
    Synonyms: salamin, antipara
  2. binoculars
    Synonym: largabista

See also

Further reading

  • “anteohos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 38
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