posturyoso

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish posturioso, possibly a reinterpretation of hypothetical *postureoso, from postureo +‎ -oso. By surface analysis, postura +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /postuɾˈjoso/ [pos.t̪ʊɾˈjoː.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: pos‧tur‧yo‧so

Adjective

posturyoso (feminine posturyosa, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. fashionable; well-dressed; elegant
    Synonyms: elegante, isputing, magara, mabikas, makisig, postura, (gay slang) bongga

Noun

posturyoso (feminine posturyosa, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. overdresser
    Synonym: (Rizal) libog

Further reading

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