sangkletas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • sankletas, sankilitas — obsolete
  • sangkilitas
  • tsangkletas, tsangkilitas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chancletas, plural of chancleta.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saŋˈkletas/ [sɐŋˈklɛː.t̪ɐs]
  • Rhymes: -etas
  • Syllabification: sang‧kle‧tas

Noun

sangkletas (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜎᜒᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. slippers; flip-flops
    Synonyms: tsinelas, istep-in, (Cavite) syower

References

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