asukal de papa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From asukal (“sugar”) +‎ de +‎ papa (“father”). Calque of English sugar daddy using Spanish loanwords. English sugar also used to mean “money” in English slang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌsukal de ˈpapa/ [ʔɐˌsuː.xɐl d̪ɛ ˈpaː.pɐ]
  • Rhymes: -apa
  • Syllabification: a‧su‧kal de pa‧pa

Noun

asukal de papa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜃᜎ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜉᜉ) (slang)

  1. sugar daddy (man who spends money for a relationship with a younger partner)
    Synonym: asukarera de papa
    Coordinate term: asukal de mama

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 7
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