diskarte

• deskarte
• karte — colloquial

Borrowed from Spanish descarte (“discard”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /disˈkaɾte/ [d̪ɪsˈkaɾ.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -aɾte
• Syllabification: dis‧kar‧te

diskarte (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. (colloquial) workaround; MacGyverism; method to get something desired

   Kailangan gamitin ang tamang diskarte para hindi ka ma-late sa trabaho.

   You need to have the right strategy so that you won't be late for work.

2. (colloquial) resourcefulness; street smarts

   Ugaliin natin magkaroon ng konting diskarte para hindi ka maabala sa buhay.

   Let's make a habit of having street smarts so that you won't be inconvenienced in life.

3. (colloquial, by extension) attractive words or actions used in courtship

   Sa galing ng diskarte niya, nahulog ang puso niya sa kanya.

   Her heart fell for him because of his attractive words.

4. (card games) discard (discarded playing card)

• “diskarte”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “deskarte”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 39
• 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 198