"pero" meaning in Tagalog

See pero in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈpeɾo/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈpɛː.ɾo] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜉᜒᜇᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -eɾo Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish pero, from Old Spanish pero (“but”), from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|pero}} Borrowed from Spanish pero, {{der|tl|osp|pero||but}} Old Spanish pero (“but”), {{der|tl|la-lat|per hoc|lit=through this|t=for this reason}} Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”) Head templates: {{tl-adv|b=+}} pero (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜓ), {{tlb|tl|dialectal|Pangasinan}} (dialectal, Pangasinan)
  1. though
    Sense id: en-pero-tl-adv-qbvAIiB1 Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 100 0 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 100 0 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 100 0

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈpeɾo/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈpɛː.ɾo] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜉᜒᜇᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -eɾo Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish pero, from Old Spanish pero (“but”), from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|pero}} Borrowed from Spanish pero, {{der|tl|osp|pero||but}} Old Spanish pero (“but”), {{der|tl|la-lat|per hoc|lit=through this|t=for this reason}} Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”) Head templates: {{tl-head|conjunction|b=+}} pero (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜓ)
  1. but Synonyms: kaso, ngunit, subalit, bagamat, datapwat Derived forms: wala nang pero-pero
    Sense id: en-pero-tl-conj-zcKZN4hx
     
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