kumpitis

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kumˈpitis/ [kʊmˈpiː.t̪ɪs]
  • Rhymes: -itis
  • Syllabification: kum‧pi‧tis

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish confetis, plural of confeti, from French confetti, from Italian confetti, plural of confetto, from Latin cōnfectus. Doublet of kumpeti and kumpites.

Noun

kumpitis (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. confetti
    Synonym: kumpeti

Etymology 2

See kumpites.

Noun

kumpitis (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. alternative form of kumpites

Further reading

  • “kumpitis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 152
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