Manilenyo

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish manileño, from Manila + -eño.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Manilenyo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. Manileño

Noun

Manilenyo (feminine Manilenya, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. Manileño (person from Manila, especially a male)
    Synonyms: taga-Maynila, Manilense
    • 2003, Ligaya Tiamson- Rubin, Itanghal ang bayan:
      Kung isang Manilenyo ang pupunta sa Zamboanga, iisipin niya na siya ay nasa Espanya dahil hindi ito makakapaniwala sa mga salitang maririnig nito.
      If a Manileño goes to Zamboanga, he will think that he is in Spain because he will not believe in the words he will hear.
  2. the de facto dialect of Tagalog spoken in Manila, used as the standard for the Filipino language
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