adolesent

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English adolescent, ultimately from Latin adolēscentem. Doublet of adolesente.

Pronunciation

Noun

adolesent or adólesént (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔)

  1. adolescent
    Synonyms: lalabintaunin, tin-edyer, adolesente, (slang) bagets, (male) binata, (male) binatilyo, (male) baguntao, (female) dalaga, (female) dalagita, (female) dalaginding

Adjective

adolesent or adólesént (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔)

  1. adolescent
    Synonyms: lalabintaunin, adolesente

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 15