ensayo
التعريفات والمعاني
== Central Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish ensayo (“essay”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ʔenˈsajo/ [ʔen̪ˈsa.jo]
Hyphenation: en‧sa‧yo
=== Noun ===
ensáyo (Basahan spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜌᜓ)
practice, rehearsal, training
Synonym: praktis
==== Derived terms ====
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -aʝo
Syllabification: en‧sa‧yo
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō. Compare French essai. Cognate with English essay and assay.
==== Noun ====
ensayo m (plural ensayos)
essay; paper; nonfiction (in genre-labeling contexts)
Synonym: redacción
test/testing, trial, experiment
Synonyms: experimento, prueba
try, attempt, assay
Synonym: intento
rehearsal, practice, run-through, dry run
Synonym: práctica
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===== Descendants =====
→ Central Bikol: ensayo
→ Tagalog: ensayo
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
ensayo
first-person singular present indicative of ensayar
=== Further reading ===
“ensayo”, 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 ===
insayo
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish ensayo (“essay”), from Late Latin exagium.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔenˈsajo/ [ʔɛn̪ˈsaː.jo]
Rhymes: -ajo
Syllabification: en‧sa‧yo
=== Noun ===
ensayo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜌᜓ)
rehearsal; practice; training
Synonyms: pagsasanay, pag-eensayo
(literature) essay
Synonym: sanaysay
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“ensayo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018