antemano

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish antemano (“beforehand”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: an‧te‧ma‧no

Adverb

antemano

1. beforehand

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti

Proto-Italic *anti

Latin ante

Latin ante-bor.

Spanish ante-

Spanish mano

Spanish antemano

From ante- + mano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anteˈmano/ [ãn̪.t̪eˈma.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: an‧te‧ma‧no

Noun

antemano m (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) beforehand

Usage notes

• The noun sense is obsolete, except in the phrase de antemano.

Derived terms

• de antemano

Further reading

• “antemano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• antimano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish de antemano.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔanteˈmano/ [ʔɐn̪.t̪ɛˈmaː.n̪o]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: an‧te‧ma‧no

Adverb

antemano (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜈᜓ)

1. beforehand; previously; at first

   Synonym: noon

2. suddenly; without deliberation; at once

   Synonyms: agad, kaagad, pagdaka, kapagdaka

Related terms

• adelantado
• adelanto
• amparo
• ansestro
• ansiyanidad
• ante
• antedilubyano
• antenatal
• antenupsiyal
• anteohos
• antepasado
• antepenultima
• anteryoridad
• antes
• antesala
• antesedente
• antesesor
• antigo
• antigwedad
• antikwado
• antikwaryo
• antipara
• antiparas
• antipas
• antisipasyon
• antisipo
• buwena mano
• delantal
• delantera
• manikurista
• manilya
• maniobra
• manipesto
• manipula
• manipulasyon
• mano
• mantene
• mantenedor
• mantimyento
• manuskrito
• mangkomunidad
• obra de-mano
• primera-mano
• segunda-mano

References

• “antemano”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “antemano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 38