poso-negro

See also: posonegro and poso negro

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• posonegro
• poso negro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pozo negro (“cesspool”, literally “black well”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌposo ˈneɡɾo/ [ˌpoː.so ˈn̪ɛː.ɡɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɡɾo
• Syllabification: po‧so-ne‧gro

Noun

poso-negro (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. septic tank
   • 2000, Jose F. Lacaba, Edad medya: mga tula sa katanghaliang gulang:

     Barado ng buhok, bulbol, burak, sarisaring basura ang lagusang papunta sa poso negro. Naglalawa ang tubig sa sahig tuwing may maliligo , at tuwing may tatae ay maraming naiiwang tuldok at kuwit na lulutang-lutang sa inidoro [.]

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2. (dated) cesspool

Related terms

• negro
• poso

Further reading

• “poso-negro”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “poso-negro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1064
• Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968) Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 72