puwesto

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish puesto (“stall, stand; postion (in a job)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈesto/
  • Hyphenation: pu‧wes‧to

Adjective

puwésto (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. ready; prepared
    Synonyms: preparado, andam, handa

Noun

puwésto (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. preparation
    Synonyms: preparasiyon, paghanda, pag-andam
  2. place; location
    Synonyms: lugar, destino, kamugtakan, rona

Verb

puwésto (plural puweresto, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. to prepare, to ready
    Synonyms: handa, andam, preparar
  2. to set the table
  3. to serve someone (any commodities)
    Synonym: serbi

Derived terms

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish puesto, from Latin postus, from positus.

Pronunciation

Noun

puwesto (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. market stall; market stand; booth; marketspace
    Synonyms: lugar, kinatatayuan, tindahan
    Walang bakanteng puwesto sa palengke.
    There's no vacant market space in the wet market.
  2. place; space to occupy; geographical position; site; location
    Synonyms: lugar, pook, kinatatayuan, tayuan, lagay, kinalalagyan, kinaroroonan
    Puwesto ko ito.
    This is my place.
  3. physical placement; situation; physical positioning
    Synonyms: lagay, pagkakalagay
  4. employment; position; appointment; role; post; office; station; situation; responsibility; standing
    Synonyms: trabaho, tungkulin, katungkulan, okupasyon, opisyo, hanapbuhay, empleo
    Gusto niya malagay sa mataas na puwesto.
    He/She wants to be appointed to a high position.
    May puwesto siya sa gobyerno.
    He/She has a government position.
  5. rank; place; position in a sequence
    unang puwesto ― first place
    ikalawang puwesto ― second place
    ikatlong puwesto ― third place

Derived terms

Verb

puwesto (complete pinuwesto, progressive pinupuwesto, contemplative pupuwesto, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. (colloquial) Clipping of ipuwesto.

Further reading

  • “puwesto”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “puwesto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 2168
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 840
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