desakato

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish desacato.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /desaˈkato/ [d̪ɛ.sɐˈxaː.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Syllabification: de‧sa‧ka‧to

Noun

desakato (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜃᜆᜓ) (law)

  1. contempt (open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority)
    Synonym: pagsuway

Derived terms

See also

  • kawalang-galang
  • pag-alipusta
  • pagalit
  • paghamak
  • paglapastangan
  • pagpalibhasa
  • pagwalang-galang

Further reading

  • desakato”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • desakato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 365
  • 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 196