ortelano

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ortilano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hortelano, from older hortolano, from Late Latin hortulānus. Compare Kapampangan ortelanu (“farmer”). Doublet of antilano.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoɾteˈlano/ [ʔoɾ.t̪ɛˈlaː.n̪o]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: or‧te‧la‧no

Noun

ortelano (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜈᜓ)

1. gardener; orcharder

   Synonyms: maghahalaman, hardinero, (obsolete) antilano

Derived terms

• mag-ortelano

 

Related terms

• lagwerta

 

Further reading

• “ortelano”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “ortilano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 456: “Ortelano) Ortilano (pp) C. q̃ tiene cuenta cõ la guerta”