alipores
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Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish, possibly porrista.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaliˈpoɾes/, [ʔɐ.lɪˈpo.ɾɛs]
- Rhymes: -oɾes
- Syllabification: a‧li‧po‧res
Noun[edit]
alipores (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜉᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔)
- minion; henchman; lackey
- 1969, Liwayway:
- MAAARING MATUNTON NATIN SI PETE SA PAMAMAGITAN NG IBA SA KANYANG MGA ALIPORES...MABILIS NA GUMALAW ANG MAGKASAMA .
- WE MAY BE ABLE TO TRACK PETE THROUGH HIS OTHER LACKEYS...THE GROUP MOVED QUICKLY.
Further reading[edit]
- “alipores”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018