nobyo

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish novio, from Vulgar Latin *novius (“newly wed”), from Latin novus (“new”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: nob‧yo

Noun

nobyo

1. a boyfriend
2. a fiance
3. a bridegroom

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish novio, from Vulgar Latin *novius (“newly wed”), from Latin novus (“new”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈnobjo/ [ˈn̪ob.jo]
• Rhymes: -objo
• Syllabification: nob‧yo

Noun

nobyo (feminine nobya, Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜊ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. boyfriend

   Synonym: (colloquial) boypren

   Hypernym: kasintahan

2. fiancé

   Hypernym: kasintahan

See also

• bata

Further reading

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