hesitante

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin haesitantem, corresponding to hesitar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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hesitante m or f (plural hesitantes)

  1. hesitant; hesitating
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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English hesitant, influenced by Spanish -ante and the ⟨h⟩ still pronounced as /h/ instead of being silent.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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hesitante (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜐᜒᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. hesitant
    Synonyms: atubili, alanganin, bantulot, urong-sulong, ulik-ulik
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