banidosa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vanidosa (“vain”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baniˈdosa/ [bɐ.n̪ɪˈd̪oː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: ba‧ni‧do‧sa

Adjective

banidosa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜒᜇᜓᜐ)

1. feminine of banidoso: vain (in one's looks, ability, etc.)

   Synonyms: mapagmalaki, palalo, hambog, mayabang, pasikatera, mapagpasikat, mayamo

2. vain (having no real substance, value, or importance)

Related terms

• banidad

 

Further reading

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