Etymology

albularyo

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Today it means: A Filipino faith healer or witch doctor. Full definition →

Tagalog albularyo ← Spanish herbolario
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The story

  1. Spanish · derived fromherbolario“herbalist”
  2. Tagalog · borrowed fromalbularyo
  3. English todayalbularyo

Borrowed from Tagalog albularyo, from Spanish herbolario (“herbalist”).

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