antemano

Spanish

Etymology

From ante- +‎ mano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anteˈmano/ [ãn̪.t̪eˈma.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: an‧te‧ma‧no

Noun

antemano m (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) beforehand

Usage notes

• The noun sense is obsolete, except in the phrase de antemano.

Derived terms

• de antemano

 

Further reading

• “antemano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• antimano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish de antemano.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔanteˈmano/ [ʔɐn̪.t̪ɛˈmaː.n̪o]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: an‧te‧ma‧no

Adverb

antemano (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜈᜓ)

1. beforehand; previously; at first

   Synonym: noon

2. suddenly; without deliberation; at once

   Synonyms: agad, kaagad, pagdaka, kapagdaka

References

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