bupete

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish bufete.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧pe‧te

Noun

bupete

  1. a lawyer's office

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bufete, from French buffet, from Middle French bufet, from Old French bufet. Doublet of bupey.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈpete/ [bʊˈpɛː.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: bu‧pe‧te

Noun

bupete (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜉᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. writing desk
    Synonyms: sulatan, eskritoryo, eskribaniya
    Hypernyms: mesa, lamesa
  2. lawyer's office
    Hypernyms: tanggapan, opisina

See also

Further reading

  • “bupete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • 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 91
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