kabalyero
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧bal‧ye‧ro
Noun
kabalyero
- the peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish caballero.
Noun
kabalyéro
- knight
- fire-tree Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish caballero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kabalˈjeɾo/, [kɐ.bɐlˈje.ɾo]
- Syllabification: ka‧bal‧ye‧ro
Noun
kabalyero (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜇᜓ)
- (military) knight; cavalier; horseman
- Synonym: mangangabayo
- a chivalrous person; gentleman
- Synonym: maginoo
- (botany) royal poinciana (Delonix regia)
- (botany) peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)
Related terms
- kabalyerosidad
References
- “kabalyero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018