kaduseo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caduceo, from Latin cādūceum, cādūceus, an adaptation of Doric Ancient Greek καρύκειον (karúkeion, “herald’s wand or staff”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaduˈseo/ [kɐ.d̪ʊˈsɛː.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: ka‧du‧se‧o

Noun

kaduseo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜓᜐᜒᜌᜓ)

1. caduceus

Further reading

• “kaduseo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018