Protesta

protest; to protestnoun / verb

Alternative meanings

protest; demonstration; objection; public opposition; expression of disagreement; to protest against something

Pronunciation

proh-TES-tah

Root and affixes

Borrowed and adapted from Spanish protesta. For objection or disagreement, tutol is also used; for the act of protesting, pagtutol or pagprotesta; for complaint, angal may fit depending on tone.

Variants or conjugations

protesta; pagprotesta; magprotesta; pagtutol; tutol; demonstrasyon; angal

Related words and expressions

tutol = objection or protest; pagtutol = protesting or opposing; demonstrasyon = public demonstration; angal = complaint or protest; martsa = march; kontra = against

Meaning and usage notes

Protesta works well for a public or formal protest. If you mean objection, tutol can be more specific. If it is an everyday complaint, angal may sound more natural.