ensayo

See also: ensayó

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ensayo (“essay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔenˈsajo/ [ʔen̪ˈsa.jo]
• Hyphenation: en‧sa‧yo

Noun

ensáyo (Basahan spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜌᜓ)

1. practice, rehearsal, training

   Synonym: praktis

Derived terms

• ensayohan
• mag-ensayo

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /enˈsaʝo/ [ẽnˈsa.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /enˈsaʝo/ [ẽnˈsa.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /enˈsaʃo/ [ẽnˈsa.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /enˈsaʒo/ [ẽnˈsa.ʒo]

• Rhymes: -aʝo
• Syllabification: en‧sa‧yo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō. Compare French essai. Cognate with English essay and assay.

Noun

ensayo m (plural ensayos)

1. essay; paper

   Synonym: redacción

2. test/testing, trial, experiment

   Synonyms: experimento, prueba

3. try, attempt, assay

   Synonym: intento

4. rehearsal, practice, run-through, dry run

   Synonym: práctica

Hyponyms

• ensayo general (“dress rehearsal”)

Derived terms

• ensayo y error
• tubo de ensayo

Related terms

• ensayar
• ensayista

Etymology 2

Verb

ensayo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ensayar

Further reading

• “ensayo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• insayo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ensayo (“essay”), from Late Latin exagium.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔenˈsajo/ [ʔɛn̪ˈsaː.jo]
• Rhymes: -ajo
• Syllabification: en‧sa‧yo

Noun

ensayo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜌᜓ)

1. rehearsal; practice; training

   Synonyms: pagsasanay, pag-eensayo

2. (literature) essay

   Synonym: sanaysay

Derived terms

• ensayuhin
• kaensayo
• mag-ensayo
• pag-eensayo
• papag-ensayuhin

Related terms

• ensayado

Further reading

• “ensayo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018