antemano
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From ante- + mano.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /anteˈmano/ [ãn̪.t̪eˈma.no]
Rhymes: -ano
Syllabification: an‧te‧ma‧no
=== Noun ===
antemano m (uncountable)
(obsolete) beforehand
==== Usage notes ====
The noun sense is obsolete, except in the phrase de antemano.
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“antemano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
antimano
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish de antemano.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔanteˈmano/ [ʔɐn̪.t̪ɛˈmaː.n̪o]
Rhymes: -ano
Syllabification: an‧te‧ma‧no
=== Adverb ===
antemano (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜈᜓ)
beforehand; previously; at first
Synonym: noon
suddenly; without deliberation; at once
Synonyms: agad, kaagad, pagdaka, kapagdaka
==== Related terms ====
=== References ===
“antemano”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“antemano”, 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 38