polyo

polyo

Chamicuro

Etymology

From Spanish pollo.

Noun

polyo

  1. chicken

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish polio, clipping of poliomielitis, from German Poliomyelitis, from Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, grey) +‎ μυελός (muelós, marrow) +‎ -ῖτις (-îtis, -itis).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpoljo/ [ˈpol.jo]
  • Rhymes: -oljo
  • Syllabification: pol‧yo

Noun

polyo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ) (pathology)

  1. poliomyelitis

Etymology 2

See poleo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /polˈjo/ [polˈjo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: pol‧yo

Noun

polyó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. alternative form of poleo

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