ansestro

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ancestro, from Old French ancestre, from Latin antecessor. Doublet of antesesor.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔanˈsestɾo/ [ʔɐn̪ˈsɛs.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -estɾo
  • Syllabification: an‧ses‧tro

Noun

ansestro (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. ancestor
    Synonyms: ninuno, apo, antesesor, antepasado

Further reading

  • ansestro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018