akapara

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish acaparar, from French accaparer, from Italian accaparrare.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔakapaˈɾa/ [ʔɐ.xɐ.pɐˈɾa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: a‧ka‧pa‧ra

Noun

akapará (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜉᜇ)

  1. act of monopolizing (goods, business, work, etc.)
    Synonyms: monopolisa, abarka, lagom, pagsasarili

Derived terms

  • akaparahan
  • akaparahin
  • mag-akapara

See also

Further reading

  • “akapara”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 9
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 6
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