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Bisaya word

posporo

Posporo means match in Bisaya (Cebuano). It is said pos-po-ro.

What posporo means

  1. match

    • Naa kay posporo?

      Do you have a match?

How to say “match” in Bisaya

posporo

pos-po-ro · 3 syllables

Cebuano is written the way it is said, so once you know the five vowel sounds you can read any Bisaya word aloud correctly, including ones you have never seen. Play the recording and copy it.

posporo in real sentences

Pulled from the listening library inside the app, where 2 recorded sentences use this word. Every line below is a recording, not a written-out example.

  • Susi posporo.

    Check match.

    New

  • Kung maputlan ug kuryente, anaa sa likod ang mga kandila ug posporo.

    If the power goes out, there are candles and matches at the back.

    Intermediate

Words you will meet alongside it

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Questions about posporo

What does "posporo" mean in English?

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Posporo means match in Bisaya (Cebuano).

How do you pronounce "posporo"?

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Posporo is said pos-po-ro, 3 syllables. Cebuano is written phonetically, so the spelling tells you the pronunciation. There is a recording of it on this page.

How do you use "posporo" in a sentence?

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"Naa kay posporo?" means "Do you have a match?".

How common is "posporo" in Bisaya?

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It is word number 789 of the 1,000 most frequent Bisaya words, and 2 of the 15,000 recorded sentences in MyBisayaTutor use it.

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