albularyo

English

Alternative forms

• albulario

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog albularyo, from Spanish herbolario (“herbalist”).

Noun

albularyo (plural albularyos)

1. A Filipino faith healer or witch doctor.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• arbularyo
• erbolaryo

Etymology

Early borrowing of Spanish herbolario (“herbal doctor; herbalist”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalbuˈlaɾjo/ [ʔɐl.bʊˈlaɾ.jo]
• Rhymes: -aɾjo
• Syllabification: al‧bu‧lar‧yo

Noun

albularyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜎᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. herb doctor; witch doctor; faith healer

   Synonyms: medikong-tainga, doktor-laway, medikong-laway, (slang) kepweng

2. (colloquial) quack doctor

   Synonyms: doktorsilyo, medikilyo, doktor kwak-kwak

Related terms

• albulahiya
• erbiboro
• yerba
• yerbabuwena

 

Descendants

• → English: albularyo

See also

• babaylan
• katalonan

 

Further reading

• “albularyo” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “albularyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018