bisisto

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Early borrowing from Spanish bisiesto, from Old Spanish bissiesto, from Latin bisextus (“intercalary day”). Doublet of bisiyesto.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bisisˈto/, [bɪ.sɪsˈto]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧sis‧to

Adjective[edit]

bisistó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ) (obsolete)

  1. Alternative form of bisiyesto

Noun[edit]

bisistó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ) (obsolete)

  1. Alternative form of bisiyesto
  2. vegetables which fail to mature due to unfavorable climate conditions

References[edit]

  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1889) Diccionario Hispano-tagálog‎[1], Manila, page 91: “BISIESTO.”.
  • Lopez, Cecilio (1965) “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua‎[2], volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 467–504
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