kumpeti

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • kompeti — nonstandard

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish confeti, from French confetti, from Italian confetti, plural of confetto, from Latin cōnfectus. Doublet of kumpites and kumpitis.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kumˈpeti/ [kʊmˈpɛː.t̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -eti
  • Syllabification: kum‧pe‧ti

Noun

kumpeti (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. confetti
    Synonym: kumpitis

Further reading

  • “kumpeti”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “kumpeti”, 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 152
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