eroplano
Cebuano
Alternative forms
- ayroplano
Etymology
From airplane + -o. Calque of English airplane. From air + plane, alteration of aeroplane. From French aéroplane, from Ancient Greek ἀερόπλανος (aeróplanos, “wandering in air”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + πλάνος (plános, “wandering”).
The spelling eroplano is used to match the spelling of the Spanish word aeroplano.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: e‧ro‧pla‧no
Noun
eroplano
- an airplane; a powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings
Verb
eroplano
- to transport by airplane
- to travel by airplane
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:eroplano.
Tagalog
Noun
eroplano
- airplane