mamboso

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- + boso. Root word from Spanish buzo (diver).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mamˈboso/ [mɐmˈbo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: mam‧bo‧so

Verb

mamboso (complete namboso, progressive namboboso, contemplative mamboboso, 3rd actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. to peep; to view secretly, without being noticed
    • 1987, Jun Cruz Reyes, Tutubi, Tutubi Wag Kang Magpahuli Sa Mamang Salbahe, →ISBN, page 96:
      Kung sakaling mahuli kami, sasabihin ko na lang na namboboso kami.
      In case we get caught, I will just tell that we are peeping.

Conjugation

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