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Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish alhajero (“jewelry box”), with shift in meaning due to -ero reinterpreted as doer suffix; analyzed alahas + -ero.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧la‧he‧ro
- IPA(key): /ʔalaˈheɾo/
Noun
alahero
- jeweller
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alhajero (“jewelry box”), the shift in meaning due to Spanish -ero being reinterpreted as the doer suffix. By surface analysis, alahas + -ero.
Pronunciation
Noun
alahero (feminine alahera, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜑᜒᜇᜓ)
- jeweller
- Synonyms: mag-aalahas, hoyero
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