tao po

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “human!”. The phrase was originally meant for visitors to communicate that a human is at the door, rather than some supernatural entity, due to superstitious beliefs.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌtaʔo ˈpoʔ/ [ˌt̪aː.ʔo ˈpoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oʔ
  • Syllabification: ta‧o po

Interjection

tao pô! (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂ ᜉᜓ)

  1. said in place of knocking: knock knock!; anybody there?
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