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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish aceituna. Doublet of aseytuno and satin.
Pronunciation
Noun
aseytuna (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜌ᜔ᜆᜓᜈ)
- olive (fruit)
- Synonym: oliba
- olive oil
- Synonyms: langis ng oliba, aseyte-de-oliba
See also
Further reading
- “aseytuna”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 20: “Açeytunas) Aſitunas (pp) de caſtilla”
- 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 6