yorme

Tagalog

Etymology

Backslang of meyor, itself from English mayor.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjoɾme/ [ˈjoːɾ.mɛ]
• Rhymes: -oɾme
• Syllabification: yor‧me

Noun

yorme (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜒ) (back slang)

1. mayor

   Synonyms: alkalde, punong-bayan, punong-lungsod

Related terms

• mayora

References

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN