kolget

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkolɡet/ [ˈkol.ɡɛt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -olɡet
  • Syllabification: kol‧get

Noun

kolget (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎ᜔ᜄᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. alternative form of kolgeyt

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Possibly from Colgate (toothpaste).

Noun

kolget

  1. toothpaste
    • 2012, anonymous author, Kirap![1]:
      "Taim yu skwisim kolget i kam aut, yu no inap putim i go bek long tiub. Em i wankain long tok yumi mekim. Taim yumi autim pinis tok i bagarapim bel bilong narapela, yumi no inap kisim bek dispela tok."
      "Once you squeeze toothpaste out, you can’t put it back in the tube."

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