okasyon

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish ocasión.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔokasˈjon/, [ʔo.xɐˈʃon]
  • Hyphenation: o‧kas‧yon

Noun[edit]

okasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. occasion; event; celebration
    Synonyms: pangyayari, pagdiriwang
    Ano ang okasyon ngayon?
    What's the occasion today?
  2. chance; opportunity
    Synonym: pagkakataon
  3. need; exigency
    Synonym: pangangailangan

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Further reading[edit]

  • okasyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018