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Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish fósforo, from Spanish phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “torchbearer, light bearer”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry, bear, bring”). Sicilian pòspuru.
Pronunciation
Noun
posporo
- a match; a safety match
Sambali
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish fósforo (“matchstick”).
Noun
posporó
- match; safety match
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish fósforo (“matchstick”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpospoɾo/,
- Hyphenation: pos‧po‧ro
Noun
pósporó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜇᜓ)
- match; safety match
- matchbox and its contents
- Synonyms: pansindi, apuyan, kasapuwego, pamanting
- (chemistry) phosphorus
Further reading
- “posporo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018