posporo

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fósforo, from Spanish phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “torchbearer, light bearer”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry, bear, bring”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: pos‧po‧ro

Noun

posporo

  1. a match; a safety match

Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fósforo (“matchstick”).

Noun

posporó

  1. match; safety match

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fósforo (“matchstick”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: pós‧po‧ró
  • IPA(key): /ˌpospoˈɾo/, [ˌpos.poˈɾo]

Noun

pósporó

  1. match; safety match
  2. matchbox and its contents
    Synonyms: pansindi, apuyan, kasapuwego, pamanting
  3. (chemistry) phosphorus
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