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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ejército, from Latin exercitus.
Pronunciation
Noun
ehérsitó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜆᜓ)
- (literary, military) army
- Synonym: hukbo
1838, Francisco Balagtas, Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at ni Laura sa Kahariang Albanya:Yaong ehersitong mula sa Etolya ang unang nawika sa gayong ligaya: "Biba si Floranteng hari ng Albanya! Mabuhay, mabuhay ang Prinsesa Laura!"- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading
- “ehersito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018