agrasyado

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agraciado (“graced; fortunate; gifted; blessed”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɡɾasˈjado/ [ʔɐ.ɡɾɐˈʃaː.d̪o]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔaɡɾasˈjado/ [ʔɐ.ɡɾɐsˈjaː.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: a‧gras‧ya‧do

Adjective

agrasyado (feminine agrasyada, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜇᜓ)

1. attractive; good-looking

   Synonyms: kaakit-akit, kahali-halina, kabigha-bighani, maganda, (male) guwapo

2. having a service or work scholarship in a school

Related terms

• agrasyada
• desgrasya
• desgrasyada
• desgrasyado
• grasya
• grasyas
• grasyoso
• gratipika
• gratipikasyon
• gratis
• gratitud
• ingrata
• ingrato
• kongratulasyon
• mal-agrasyado

 

Noun

agrasyado (feminine agrasyada, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜇᜓ)

1. scholar (a student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship)

   Synonyms: eskolar, iskolar

2. person who receives scholarship in exchange for work or service in a school

See also

• alaga
• biniyayaan
• mapalad

 

Further reading

• “agrasyado”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• 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 16