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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pozo negro (“cesspool”, literally “black well”).
Pronunciation
Noun
poso-negro (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜓ)
- septic tank
2000, Jose F. Lacaba, Edad medya: mga tula sa katanghaliang gulang:Barado ng buhok, bulbol, burak, sarisaring basura ang lagusang papunta sa poso negro. Naglalawa ang tubig sa sahig tuwing may maliligo , at tuwing may tatae ay maraming naiiwang tuldok at kuwit na lulutang-lutang sa inidoro [.]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (dated) cesspool
Further reading
- “poso-negro” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “poso-negro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1064
- Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968) Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 72