ensayo

Borrowed from Spanish ensayo (“essay”).

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

ensáyo (Basahan spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜌᜓ)

1. practice, rehearsal, training

   Synonym: praktis

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

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

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

ensayo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ensayar

• “ensayo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

• insayo

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

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

ensayo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜌᜓ)

1. rehearsal; practice; training

   Synonyms: pagsasanay, pag-eensayo

2. (literature) essay

   Synonym: sanaysay

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