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Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish avestruz.
Pronunciation
Noun
abestrus
- ostrich
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish avestruz (“ostrich”).
Pronunciation
Noun
abestrús (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)
- (literary or dated) ostrich
- Synonym: ostrits
- 1962, Pakikipagsulatan ni Rizal sa kanyang mga kasambahay, 1876-1896':
Sa mga tindahan ay may mga katad ng leon, tigre, pantera, leopardo, mga itlog at bagwis ng abestrus at may ilang batang lalaking ang ginagawa'y magpaypay sa mga manlalakbay.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2006, Tony Perez, Maligayang pagdating sa sitio Catacutan: mga kuwentong kasisindakan. Aklat I:Nakasuot siya ng shift at may mahabang kuwintas na perlas na nakapulupot sa liig niya. May hawak siyang abanikong gawa sa mga pakpak ng abestrus.- She was wearing a shift and has a long pearl necklace coiled on her neck. She was holding a fan made of ostrich wings.
References
- “abestrus”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “abestrus”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024