alahero

== Cebuano == === Etymology === From Spanish alhajero (“jewelry box”), with shift in meaning due to -ero reinterpreted as doer suffix; analyzed alahas +‎ -ero. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧la‧he‧ro IPA(key): /ʔalaˈheɾo/ [ʔɐ.l̪ɐˈhi.ɾ̪o] === Noun === alahero jeweller ==== Related terms ==== alahas == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alhajero (“jewelry box”), the shift in meaning due to Spanish -ero being reinterpreted as the doer suffix. By surface analysis, alahas +‎ -ero. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalaˈheɾo/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈhɛː.ɾo] Rhymes: -eɾo Syllabification: a‧la‧he‧ro === Noun === alahero (feminine alahera, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜑᜒᜇᜓ) jeweler Synonyms: mag-aalahas, hoyero ==== Related terms ==== === References === “alahero”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “alahero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 “alahero”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026. 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 25