alero

See also: alerò

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlero/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ero
• Syllabification: a‧le‧ro

Noun

alero (accusative singular aleron, plural aleroj, accusative plural alerojn)

1. awning, canopy

   Synonym: markezo

Spanish

Etymology

From ala +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈleɾo/ [aˈle.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: a‧le‧ro

Noun

alero m (plural aleros)

1. eave

   Synonym: alar

2. (sports) winger
3. (basketball) small forward

Descendants

• → Tagalog: alero

Noun

alero m (plural aleros, feminine alera, feminine plural aleras)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) wingman, companion (friend to accompany you when going out)

   Va a ser mi alero mañana.

   He's going to be my wingman tomorrow.

   Aquí traje a esta mi amiga de alera.

   Here I brought my (female) friend to accompany me.

Further reading

• “alero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alero.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈleɾo/ [ʔɐˈlɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: a‧le‧ro

Noun

alero (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜇᜓ) (architecture)

1. eaves

   Synonyms: ambi, sibi, sulambi, pamakpak, palantikan, portiko

2. gable end

Related terms

• ala
• aleta
• aletas de tiburon

See also

• balisbisan
• glabete
• medya-agwa

Further reading

• “alero”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “alero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 23