abusero

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English abuser, influenced by Spanish -ero. By surface analysis, abuso +‎ -ero. See also Spanish abusador.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabuˈseɾo/ [ʔɐ.bʊˈsɛː.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: a‧bu‧se‧ro

Noun

abusero (feminine abusera, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜐᜒᜇᜓ)

  1. abuser
    Synonyms: mang-aapi, nanamantala

Adjective

abusero (feminine abusera, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜐᜒᜇᜓ)

  1. abusive
    Synonyms: mapagsamantala, (male) abusado, (female) abusada, abusibo, mapagmalabis, mapanakit, mapanghamak, mapangdusta, mapang-api

Further reading

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