ukay-ukay

Borrowed from Cebuano ukay-ukay.

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /uˈkeɪ.uˈkeɪ/
• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˌʔu.kaɪ̯ ˈʔu.kaɪ̯/

ukay-ukay (plural ukay-ukays) (Philippines)

1. a Philippine store where secondhand items such as clothes, bags, shoes and other accessories are sold at a cheap price and often rummaged by buyers; thrift shop; second-hand shop

Borrowed from Cebuano ukay-ukay.

• IPA^(key): /ˌʔukaj ˈʔukaj/ [ˌʔu.kaɪ̯ ˈʔu.kaɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: u‧kay‧u‧kay

ukay-ukay (Basahan spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔ᜂᜃᜌ᜔)

1. ukay-ukay (a Philippine store where secondhand items such as clothes, bags, shoes and other accessories are sold at a cheap price and often rummaged by buyers); thrift shop; second-hand shop

Reduplication of ukay.

• IPA^(key): /ˌʔukaj ˈʔukaj/ [ˌʔu.kɐɪ̯ ˈʔu.kɐɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: u‧kay‧u‧kay

ukay-ukay (Badlit spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔ᜂᜃᜌ᜔)

1. ukay-ukay (a Philippine store where secondhand items such as clothes, bags, shoes and other accessories are sold at a cheap price and often rummaged by buyers); thrift shop; second-hand shop

• → Bikol Central: ukay-ukay
• → English: ukay-ukay
• → Tagalog: ukay-ukay

• ocay ocay — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Borrowed from Cebuano ukay-ukay.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔukaj ˈʔukaj/ [ˌʔuː.xaɪ̯ ˈʔuː.xaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ukaj
• Syllabification: u‧kay-u‧kay

ukay-ukay (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔ᜂᜃᜌ᜔) (business)

1. ukay-ukay (a Philippine store where secondhand items such as clothes, bags, shoes and other accessories are sold at a cheap price and often rummaged by buyers); thrift shop; second-hand shop

   Synonyms: ukay, wagwagan

2. (by extension) products bought in an ukay-ukay (usually clothes)

   Synonyms: ukay, wagwag

Reduplication of ukay.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuˌkaj ʔuˈkaj/ [ʔʊˌxaɪ̯ ʔʊˈxaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: u‧kay-u‧kay

ukáy-ukáy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔ᜂᜃᜌ᜔)

1. creeping and rolling (of a snake, worm, etc.)