ambisyoso

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ambicioso.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: am‧bis‧yo‧so

Adjective

ambisyoso (feminine ambisyosa)

  1. ambitious

Noun

ambisyoso (feminine ambisyosa)

  1. an ambitious person

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ambicioso (“ambitious”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔambisˈjoso/ [ʔɐm.bɪˈʃo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: am‧bis‧yo‧so

Adjective

ambisyoso (feminine ambisyosa, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. ambitious
    Synonyms: mapaghangad, maadhika
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) aspiring for something too high for oneself; presumptuous

Derived terms
  • maambisyoso

Further reading
  • “ambisyoso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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