posporo

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish fósforo, from Spanish phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, torchbearer, light bearer), from φῶς (phôs, light) + φέρω (phérō, I carry, bear, bring). Sicilian pòspuru.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pos‧po‧ro

Noun

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posporo

  1. a match; a safety match

Sambali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish fósforo (matchstick).

Noun

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posporó

  1. match; safety match

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish fósforo (matchstick).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pósporó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜇᜓ)

  1. match; safety match
  2. matchbox and its contents
    Synonyms: pansindi, apuyan, kasapuwego, pamanting
  3. (chemistry) phosphorus

Further reading

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