monasilyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • munasilyo
  • munisilyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish monacillo (“altar boy”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /monaˈsiljo/ [mo.nɐˈsil.jo]
  • Rhymes: -iljo
  • Syllabification: mo‧na‧sil‧yo

Noun

monasilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. acolyte; sacristan
    Synonym: sakristan

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