desente

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish decente.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /deˈsente/ [d̪ɛˈsɛn̪.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: de‧sen‧te

Adjective

desente (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. decent; modest in behavior
  2. proper
    Synonyms: maayos, tumpak

Further reading

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