tapetan

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tafetán, from Italian taffetà, from Persian تافته (tâfte, “tissue”). Doublet of tapeta.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tapeˈtan/ [t̪ɐ.pɛˈt̪an̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ta‧pe‧tan

Noun

tapetán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. taffeta
    Synonym: tapeta

Further reading

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