obispo

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See also: Obispo and obispó

Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish obispo (bishop).

Noun[edit]

obispo

  1. (Christianity) bishop

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish obispo (bishop).

Noun[edit]

obispo

  1. (Christianity) a bishop
  2. the bishop chess piece
  3. (humorous) a favored guest, especially in a feast

Chavacano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Spanish obispo.

Noun[edit]

obispo

  1. (Christianity) bishop

Ilocano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish obispo (bishop).

Noun[edit]

obispo

  1. (Christianity) bishop

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Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /oˈbispo/ [oˈβ̞is.po]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ispo
  • Syllabification: o‧bis‧po

Etymology 1[edit]

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Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin episcopus (overseer, bishop) (compare Catalan bisbe, French évêque, Italian vescovo, Portuguese bispo, and ultimately English bishop), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, one who watches over, overseer), from ἐπί (epí, over) + σκοπός (skopós, watcher), from σκοπέω (skopéō, to contemplate, to behold).

Noun[edit]

obispo m (plural obispos, feminine obispa, feminine plural obispas)

  1. bishop
    • 1981, Gabriel García Márquez, Crónica de una muerte anunciada:
      El día en que lo iban a matar, Santiago Nasar se levantó as las 5.30 de la mañana para esperar el buque en que llegaba el obispo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Descendants[edit]
  • Chavacano: obispo
  • Bikol Central: obispo
  • Cebuano: obispo
  • Ilocano: obispo
  • Papiamentu: obispo, obispu
  • Tagalog: obispo
  • Waray-Waray: obispo
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

obispo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of obispar

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish obispo (bishop).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔoˈbispo/, [ʔoˈbis.po]
  • Hyphenation: o‧bis‧po

Noun[edit]

obispo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜓ)

  1. (Christianity) bishop
    Synonym: (obsolete) sinyuldiya
  2. (chess) bishop
    Synonym: alpil
  3. a type of banana

Coordinate terms[edit]

Chess pieces in Tagalog · mga piyesa sa ahedres (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
hari reyna tore obispo/alpil kabayo peon

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Further reading[edit]

  • obispo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018