trapikante

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish traficante.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tɾapiˈkante/ [t̪ɾɐ.pɪˈxan̪.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: tra‧pi‧kan‧te

Noun

trapikante (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜉᜒᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. trafficker (of illegal goods)
    Synonyms: kontrabandista, ismagler, mamumuslit
  2. trader; dealer
    Synonyms: negosyante, merkader, komersiyante, mangangakal, magtitinda, maglalako

Further reading

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