kutsero

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish cochero.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kut‧se‧ro

Noun

kutsero

1. a coach driver

Derived terms

• pagpangutsero

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kotsero — uncommon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cochero (“coachman”). By surface analysis, kotse +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈt͡ʃeɾo/ [kʊˈt͡ʃɛː.ɾo]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /kutˈseɾo/ [kʊt̪ˈsɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: kut‧se‧ro

Noun

kutsero (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜓ)

1. coachman; driver of a horse-drawn vehicle

   Synonym: kalesero

Derived terms

• balitang kutsero
• kuwentong-kutsero
• mangutsero
• pangutseruhan

 

Related terms

• kotse

 

References

• “kutsero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 517.