muskulo

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • musklo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish músculo, from Latin mūsculus. Doublet of masel.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmuskulo/ [ˈmus.kʊ.lo], /muskuˈlo/ [mʊs.kʊˈlo]
  • Rhymes: -uskulo, -o
  • Syllabification: mus‧ku‧lo

Noun

múskuló or muskuló (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜓ)

  1. muscle
    Synonyms: masel, laman, kalamnan

Further reading
  • “muskulo” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “muskulo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 411
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