paroko

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈro.ko/

Noun

paroko (plural paroki)

1. parish priest

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pároco.

Pronunciation

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Noun

paroko class V (plural maparoko class VI)

1. parish priest

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish párroco, from Latin parochus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /paˈɾoko/ [pɐˈɾoː.xo]
    • Rhymes: -oko
  • IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾoko/ [ˌpaː.ɾoˈxo]
    • Rhymes: -aɾoko
• Syllabification: pa‧ro‧ko

Noun

paroko or párokó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜓᜃᜓ)

1. (ecclesiastical, uncommon) a parish priest

   Synonyms: kura, kura paroko

Related terms

• kura paroko
• parokya
• parokyal
• parokyano

Further reading

• “paroko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Yoruba

Etymology

From pa (“to convey”) +‎ àrokò (“àrokò”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k͡pà.ɾō.kò/

Verb

pàrokò

1. to convey an àrokò; to send an àrokò to another party