kumpidante

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English confidant, with influence of Spanish -ante, from French confident, from Italian confidente, from Latin cōnfīdentem. The correct Spanish word is Spanish confidente.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kumpiˈdante/ [kʊm.pɪˈd̪an̪.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: kum‧pi‧dan‧te

Noun

kumpidante (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. confidant
    Synonym: kaibigan

See also

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