sari-sari store

From Tagalog sari-sari +‎ store. Tagalog sari-sari is a reduplication of sari.

sari-sari store (plural sari-sari stores)

1. (Philippines) A convenience store in the Philippines; a neighborhood variety store; a minimarket selling basic necessities.

From English sari-sari store, from Tagalog sari-sari +‎ English store. Tagalog sari-sari is a reduplication of sari.

sari-sari store

1. sari-sari store

Unadapted borrowing from English sari-sari store, itself from Tagalog sari-sari +‎ English store, literally “variety store”.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌsaɾiʔ ˌsaɾiʔ ʔisˈtoɾ/ [ˌsaː.ɾɪʔ ˌsaː.ɾɪʔ ʔɪsˈt̪oɾ]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌsaɾi(ʔ) ˌsaɾi(ʔ) ʔisˈtoɾ/ [ˌsaː.ɾiː ˌsaː.ɾiː ʔɪsˈt̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: sa‧ri-sa‧ri s‧tore

sarì-sarì store (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒᜐᜇᜒ ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔) (business)

1. sari-sari store

   Nagbukas si Tita Rhodora ng sari-sari store bilang negosyo, at pumatok ito dahil malayo ang supermarket sa mga nakatira dito.

   Tita Rhodora opened a sari-sari store as a business, and this was well-received as the supermarket was distant from the community there.

• “sari-sari store”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024