tanor

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Philippine *tánud

Tagalog tanodbor.

Spanish tanor

Borrowed from Tagalog tanod, from Proto-Philippine *tánud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈnoɾ/ [t̪aˈnoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: ta‧nor

Noun

tanor m (plural tanores, feminine tanora, feminine plural tanoras)

1. indigenous servant compelled to serve in Spanish households

Derived terms

• tanoría

Descendants

• → Chamorro: tanores

Further reading

• “tanor”, 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

Swedish

Noun

tanor

1. indefinite plural of tana