husto

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish justo, from Old Spanish, from Latin iūstus, jūstus, from Proto-Italic *jowestos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: hus‧to

Adjective

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husto

  1. correct
  2. just

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish justo.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /husˈto/ [hʊsˈt̪o] (sufficient; exact; of the right size; proper; correct, adjective)
      • Rhymes: -o
    • IPA(key): /ˈhusto/ [ˈhus.t̪o], /husˈto/ [hʊsˈt̪o] (just, adjective)
  • Syllabification: hus‧to

Adjective

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hustó (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. sufficient; enough
    Synonyms: sapat, supisyente, kasiya
  2. exact; complete
    Synonyms: kompleto, buo
  3. fit; of the right size
    Synonyms: kasukat, kasiya
  4. proper; appropriate
    Synonyms: tama, tumpak, angkop
  5. (Marinduque) correct; right
    Synonyms: tama, tumpak, wasto

Derived terms

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Adjective

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husto or hustó (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. just
    Synonym: makatarungan
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Further reading

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  • husto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018