ismokin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish esmoquin, from French smoking, pseudo-anglicism from English smoking jacket.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔisˈmokin/ [ʔɪsˈmoː.xɪn̪]
  • Rhymes: -okin
  • Syllabification: is‧mo‧kin

Noun

ismokin (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜋᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. smoking jacket; tuxedo; dinner jacket
    Synonyms: tsaketilya, amerikana, abyerta

See also

Further reading

  • “ismokin”, 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 252
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