operatiba

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English operative.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: o‧pe‧ra‧ti‧ba

Noun

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operatiba

  1. an operative; a spy, secret agent, or detective

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:operatiba.

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English operative.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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operatiba (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉᜒᜇᜆᜒᜊ)

  1. operative; detective
    • 1991, National Mid-week Volume 6, Issues 29-41:
      ...hindi makaila at inaamin mismo ni AFP chief Lisandro Abadia na sila ay patuloy na nabibigo sa kanilang Oplan Rolling Thunde sa kabila ng ibayong tulong at panghihimasok ng mga operatiba ng CIA at JUSMAG sa malawakang operasyon.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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