gremyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gremio (guild).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾemjo/ [ˈɡɾɛm.jo]
  • Rhymes: -emjo
  • Syllabification: grem‧yo

Noun

gremyo (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜋ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. guild (association of tradespeople)
    • 1988, Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), KPD Unang aklat: ang kasaysayan ng lipunang Pilipino, page 39:
      Noon pa mang ikalawang hati ng ika-19 na siglo ay may naitatag nang mga gremyo, ang kapisanan ng mga manggagawa sa pagtutulungan sa kabuhayan at pagdiriwang sa pista ng mga santong patron.
      There were guilds that were already built in the second half of the 19th century, the association of the workers for mutual assistance for livelihood and celebration of the feast of the patron saint.
    • 2006, Manipesto ng Partido Komunista, Palimbagang Sentral Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas, archived from the original on 19 October 2019, page 37:
      Hindi na ngayon nakakasapat ang pyudal na sistema ng industriya, kung saan monopolisado ang produksyong industriyal ng saradong mga gremyo, para sa lumalaking hinihingi ng bagong mga pamilihan.
      The feudal system of industry, in which industrial production was monopolised by closed guilds, now no longer suffices according to the growing wants of the new markets.
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