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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish abacero, from Andalusian Arabic صَاحِب الزاد (ṣāḥib az-zād, “owner of the provisions”), or from haba (“broad bean”).
Pronunciation
Noun
abasero (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜐᜒᜇᜓ)
- grocer
- Synonym: groser
Further reading
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 1