kuro-kuro

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of kuro.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌkuɾoʔ ˈkuɾoʔ/ [ˌkuː.ɾoʔ ˈkuː.ɾoʔ]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌkuɾo(ʔ) ˈkuɾoʔ/ [ˌkuː.ɾoː ˈxuː.ɾoʔ]
• Rhymes: -uɾoʔ
• Syllabification: ku‧ro-ku‧ro

Noun

kurò-kurò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜓᜃᜓᜇᜓ)

1. opinion; reflection; meditation

Derived terms

• kuro-kuruin

 

Further reading

• “kuro-kuro”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kuro-kuro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018