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English
Etymology
Spanish romero
Noun
romero (plural romeros)
- pilot fish
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roˈmeɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: ro‧me‧ro
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin Rōmaeus, from Byzantine Greek ῥωμαῖος (rhōmaîos, literally “Roman”), a sobriquet given to Roman Catholic pilgrims to the Holy Land.
Adjective
romero (feminine romera, masculine plural romeros, feminine plural romeras)
- said of a type of pilgrim heading to Rome, or having a certain type of cloak or stick
Noun
romero m (plural romeros, feminine romera, feminine plural romeras)
- pilgrim travelling to Rome
Related terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rōmārius, alteration of rōs maris, equivalent of Latin rōsmarīnus. Compare Catalan romer, French romarin and English rosemary.
Noun
romero m (plural romeros)
- rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)
- poor cod (Trisopterus minutus)
- Cistus clusii
Further reading
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish romero (“rosemary”).
Pronunciation
Noun
romero (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜇᜓ)
- rosemary
Derived terms
Further reading
- “romero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018