albularyo
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Tagalog albularyo, from Spanish herbolario (“herbalist”).
Noun[edit]
albularyo (plural albularyos)
- A Filipino faith healer or witch doctor.
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish herbolario (“herbal doctor; herbalist”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalbuˈlaɾjo/, [ʔɐl.bʊˈlaɾ.jo]
- Rhymes: -aɾjo
- Syllabification: al‧bu‧lar‧yo
Noun[edit]
albularyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜎᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- herb doctor; witch doctor; faith healer
- Synonym: (slang) kepweng
- (colloquial) quack doctor
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: albularyo
Further reading[edit]
- “albularyo” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “albularyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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