ehersito

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ejercito — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ejército, from Latin exercitus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔeˈheɾsito/ [ʔɛˈhɛɾ.sɪ.to]
• Rhymes: -eɾsito
• Syllabification: e‧her‧si‧to

Noun

ehérsitó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜆᜓ)

1. (literary, military) army

   Synonym: hukbo

   • 1838, Francisco Balagtas, Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at ni Laura sa Kahariang Albanya:

     Yaong ehersitong mula sa Etolya ang unang nawika sa gayong ligaya: "Biba si Floranteng hari ng Albanya! Mabuhay, mabuhay ang Prinsesa Laura!"

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Related terms

• ehersisyo

 

Further reading

• “ehersito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018