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milagro

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish milagro (miracle), from Latin mīrāculum. Doublet of miracle and miraculum.

Noun

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milagro (plural milagros)

  1. A traditional religious folk charm of Latin America and nearby regions, coming in a variety of forms.

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish milagro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /miˈlaɡɾo/ [miˈl̪aɡ.ɾo]
  • Hyphenation: mi‧la‧gro

Noun

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milágro (Basahan spelling ᜋᜒᜎᜄ᜔ᜍᜓ)

  1. miracle
    Synonym: ngalasan
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Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish milagro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /miˈlaɡɾo/, [miˈla.ɡɾo]
  • Hyphenation: mi‧la‧gro

Noun

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milagro

  1. miracle

Karao

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish milagro.

Noun

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milagro

  1. miracle

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish miraglo, miráclo, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin mīrāculum.[1] Compare Galician milagre and Portuguese milagre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /miˈlaɡɾo/ [miˈla.ɣ̞ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -aɡɾo
  • Syllabification: mi‧la‧gro

Noun

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milagro m (plural milagros)

  1. miracle
    Este relato se trata de un milagro de la Virgen de Guadalupe.This tale is about a miracle from Our Lady of Guadalupe.
  2. wonder, very unusual event
    ¿Dices que estás esperando que se disculpe mi hermano? Qué bueno. Pues, en caso de que hubiera sucedido un milagro como el que has descrito, avísame pronto.
    So you say you're waiting for my brother to apologize? Great. So, if by some miracle such a thing happens, let me know ASAP.
    (literally, “in the event that such a miracle as you have described has happened...”)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Chavacano: milagro
  • English: milagro
  • Karao: milagro

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “milagro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish milagro, from Old Spanish miraglo, miráclo, from Latin mīrāculum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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milagro (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜎᜄ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. miracle
    Synonym: himala

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Further reading

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