abobor

Tagalog

Etymology

Misinterpretation of abovor, Spanish orthography spelling of abuwor where the ⟨v⟩ was read as a /b/ but is actually a ⟨u⟩.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈboboɾ/ [ʔɐˈboː.boɾ]
• Rhymes: -oboɾ
• Syllabification: a‧bo‧bor

Noun

abobor (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜊᜓᜇ᜔) (obsolete)

1. Misconstruction of abuwor

Further reading

• “abobor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018