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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish adolescente, from Latin adolēscentem. Doublet of adolesent.
Pronunciation
Noun
adolesente (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- adolescent
- Synonyms: lalabintaunin, tin-edyer, adolesent, (slang) bagets, (male) binata, (male) binatilyo, (male) baguntao, (female) dalaga, (female) dalagita, (female) dalaginding
Adjective
adolesente (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- adolescent
- Synonyms: lalabintaunin, adolesent
Further reading
- “adolesente”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “adolesente”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- 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 12