akusado

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish acusado.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ku‧sa‧do

Noun

akusado

1. (law) defendant; accused person

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish acusado. By surface analysis, akusa +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔakuˈsado/ [ʔɐ.xʊˈsaː.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: a‧ku‧sa‧do

Noun

akusado (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓᜐᜇᜓ) (law)

1. defendant; accused person

Adjective

akusado (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓᜐᜇᜓ)

1. accused (in court)

   Synonyms: demandado, nakademanda, pinararatangan, nasasakdal

Related terms

• akusa
• akusador
• akusasyon
• akusatibo
• ekskusa
• eksusable
• kawsa
• kawsa komun
• kawsante
• kawsatibo

See also

• apelado

Further reading

• “akusado”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “akusado”, 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 10