monasilyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

munasilyo
munisilyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish monacillo (“altar boy”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: mo‧na‧sil‧yo

IPA^(key): /monaˈsiljo/, [mo.nɐˈsil.jo]

Noun

monasilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

acolyte; sacristan
Synonym: sakristan

Further reading

“monasilyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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