amasona
التعريفات والمعاني
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
From English Amazon, from Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn).
=== Noun ===
amasona
a tall, strong, athletic woman
an Amazon
==== Synonyms ====
baganining
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish amazona, from Latin Amāzōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔamaˈsona/ [ʔɐ.mɐˈsoː.n̪ɐ]
Rhymes: -ona
Syllabification: a‧ma‧so‧na
=== Noun ===
amasona (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜐᜓᜈ)
amazon (tall, strong, athletic woman)
tomboy (girl who acts as a typical boy would)
Synonyms: tomboy, binalaki, binalalaki, marimatso, birago, lalakinin
horsewoman
==== Related terms ====
==== See also ====
=== Further reading ===
“amasona”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“amasona”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 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 29