imbes

== English == === Noun === imbes plural of imbe == Cebuano == === Etymology === From Spanish en vez de (“instead of, in place of, rather than”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔimˈbes/ [ʔɪmˈbis̪] Hyphenation: im‧bes Rhymes: -es === Adverb === imbés (Badlit spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔) instead === Preposition === imbés (Badlit spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔) instead of == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === embes imbis === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish en vez de (“instead of, in place of, rather than”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔimˈbes/ [ʔɪmˈbɛs] Rhymes: -es Syllabification: im‧bes === Preposition === imbés (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔) instead of Synonym: sa halip === Further reading === “imbes”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “imbes”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018