sarhento-de-mesa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from sargento de mesa. The correct Spanish counterpart is sargento de escritorio.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saɾˌhento de ˈmesa/ [sɐɾˌhɛn̪.t̪o d̪ɛ ˈmɛː.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: sar‧hen‧to-de-me‧sa

Noun

sarhento-de-mesa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜇᜒᜋᜒᜐ)

  1. (law enforcement) desk sergeant
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