ehersito

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ejército, from Latin exercitus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔeˈheɾsito/, [ʔɛˈhɛɾ.sɪ.to]
  • Hyphenation: e‧her‧si‧to

Noun

ehérsitó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. (literary, military) army
    Synonym: hukbo
    • 1838, Francisco Balagtas, Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at ni Laura sa Kahariang Albanya:
      Yaong ehersitong mula sa Etolya ang unang nawika sa gayong ligaya: "Biba si Floranteng hari ng Albanya! Mabuhay, mabuhay ang Prinsesa Laura!"
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading
  • “ehersito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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