adolesente

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish adolescente, from Latin adolēscentem. Doublet of adolesent.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔadoleˈsente/ [ʔɐ.d̪o.lɛˈsɛn̪.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: a‧do‧le‧sen‧te

Noun

adolesente (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. adolescent

   Synonyms: lalabintaunin, tin-edyer, adolesent, (slang) bagets, (male) binata, (male) binatilyo, (male) baguntao, (female) dalaga, (female) dalagita, (female) dalaginding

Related terms

• adolesensiya
• adulto

 

Adjective

adolesente (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. adolescent

   Synonyms: lalabintaunin, adolesent

Further reading

• “adolesente”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “adolesente”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 12