tulisanes

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish tulisanes, plural of tulisán (“highway bandit”), from Tagalog tulisan. Doublet of tulisan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tuliˈsanes/ [t̪ʊ.lɪˈsaː.n̪ɛs]
• Rhymes: -anes
• Syllabification: tu‧li‧sa‧nes

Noun

tulisanes (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜐᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

1. Synonym of tulisan
   • 1997, Education for Life Foundation, Lider pamumunong bayan: karanasan, katanungan, at kinabukasan:

     ...magsasama ng mga tulisanes na makabayan at may damdaming laban sa Espanyol. Iba ang pamumuno ng mga maka-Inang Bayan sa maga napasa-Kanluraning ilustrado.

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