misyonero
misyonéro with stress marks
male missionary
Usage Note
Misyonero comes from Spanish misionero and denotes a male religious missionary. Alongside misyonera, the word is bound up with the history of Spanish colonial evangelization in the Philippines — a centuries-long mission that founded parishes, schools, and hospitals and left an enduring imprint on Philippine religious and cultural life.
Examples
" Misyonero ang kapatid ko. "
Natural Translation
My sibling is a missionary.
Literal Translation
Missionary the sibling my.
" Ang misyonero ay nagpunta sa probinsya. "
Natural Translation
The missionary went to the province.
Literal Translation
The missionary went to the province.
" Maraming taon nang naglilingkod sa malalayong nayon ang misyonerong iyon, na nagtatag pa ng paaralan para sa mga bata. "
Natural Translation
That missionary has served in remote villages for many years, and even founded a school for the children.
Literal Translation
Many years already serving in far villages the missionary that, who founded even of school for the children.
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