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ambisyoso

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish ambicioso.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: am‧bis‧yo‧so

Adjective

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ambisyoso (feminine ambisyosa)

  1. ambitious

Noun

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ambisyoso (feminine ambisyosa)

  1. an ambitious person

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish ambicioso (“ambitious”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔambisˈjoso/ [ʔɐm.bɪˈʃoː.so]
    • IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔambisˈjoso/ [ʔɐm.bɪsˈjoː.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: am‧bis‧yo‧so

Adjective

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ambisyoso (feminine ambisyosa, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. ambitious
    Synonyms: mapaghangad, maadhika
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) aspiring for something too high for oneself; presumptuous

Derived terms

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Further reading

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