kusinero

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kusiˈneɾo/ [ku.siˈn̪e.ɾo]
• Hyphenation: ku‧si‧ne‧ro

Noun

kusinero (feminine kusinera, Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜐᜒᜈᜒᜍᜓ)

1. alternative spelling of kosinero

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cosinero — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• kosinero

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cocinero (“cook”). By surface analysis, kusina +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kusiˈneɾo/ [k̠ʊ.sɪˈn̪ɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ku‧si‧ne‧ro

Noun

kusinero (feminine kusinera, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐᜒᜈᜒᜇᜓ)

1. (male) cook

   Synonyms: tagaluto, tagapagluto

Derived terms

• kusineruhin
• magkusinero

Related terms

• kusina
• kusinilya

Further reading

• “kusinero”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 162: “Coçinero) Coſinero (pp) C. de relijiosos o caſtillas”