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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish acaparar, from French accaparer, from Italian accaparrare.
Pronunciation
Noun
akapará (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜉᜇ)
- act of monopolizing (goods, business, work, etc.)
- Synonyms: monopolisa, abarka, lagom, pagsasarili
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Further reading
- “akapara” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 9
- 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 6