pensiyonado

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Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish pensionado. By surface analysis, pensiyon +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pensioˈnado/, [pɛn.ʃoˈna.do]
  • Hyphenation: pen‧si‧yo‧na‧do

Noun[edit]

pensiyonado (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈᜇᜓ)

  1. pensioner
  2. (historical) Filipino scholar who studied in the United States during the American colonial era
  3. (informal, derogatory) jobless person, assumed to be lazy and is reliant on welfare

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Further reading[edit]

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