delos
Spanish
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish dela, from de la. Its use as a contraction of de los in Spanish-origin surnames is from the American colonial era, possibly by influence of Italian della, delle and degli.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /deˈlos/ [dɛˈlos]
- Rhymes: -os
- Syllabification: de‧los
Particle
delós (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜓᜐ᜔)
- particle found in Spanish-derived surnames when originally spelled with de los, such as delos Santos (from earlier de los Santos
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