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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ensayo (“essay”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔenˈsajo/,
- Hyphenation: en‧sa‧yo
Noun
ensáyo (Basahan spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜌᜓ)
- practice, rehearsal, training
- Synonym: praktis
Derived terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /enˈsaʝo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /enˈsaʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /enˈsaʒo/
- Rhymes: -aʝo
- Syllabification: en‧sa‧yo
Etymology 1
Inherited from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō. Compare French essai. Cognate with English essay and assay.
Noun
ensayo m (plural ensayos)
- essay; paper
- Synonym: redacción
- test/testing, trial, experiment
- Synonyms: experimento, prueba
- try, attempt, assay
- Synonym: intento
- rehearsal, practice, run-through, dry run
- Synonym: práctica
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Etymology 2
Verb
ensayo
- first-person singular present indicative of ensayar
Further reading
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ensayo (“essay”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔenˈsajo/,
- Hyphenation: en‧sa‧yo
Noun
ensayo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜌᜓ)
- rehearsal; practice; training
- Synonyms: pagsasanay, pag-eensayo
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “ensayo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018