kura paroko

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish cura párroco. By surface analysis, kura +‎ paroko.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌkuɾa paˈɾoko/ [ˌkuː.ɾɐ pɐˈɾoː.xo], /ˌkuɾa ˈpaɾoko/ [ˌkuː.ɾɐ ˌpaː.ɾoˈxo]
  • Rhymes: -oko, -aɾoko
  • Syllabification: ku‧ra pa‧ro‧ko

Noun

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kura paroko or kura párokó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ ᜉᜇᜓᜃᜓ) (ecclesiastical)

  1. parish priest
    Synonyms: kura, paroko

Usage notes

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  • Some native speakers consider kura paroko redundant, as both borrowed words from Spanish mean priest and therefore prefer to use either kura or paroko instead.

Further reading

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  • kura paroko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018