tenoryo

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tenorio, an allusion to Don Juan Tenorio, a play written in 1844 by José Zorrilla, where the protagonist, Don Juan, is a legendary, fictional Spanish libertine who devoted his life to seducing women.

Pronunciation

Noun

tenoryo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. romantic swain; lady's man; Don Juan

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