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Tagalog
Etymology
Partial calque of Spanish cinta adhesiva. Note that the first component is not pronounced with ultimate stress, and in Tagalog context, sintas normally doesn't mean “tape” unlike Spanish cinta.
Pronunciation
Noun
sintas na adhesibo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔ ᜈ ᜀᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜐᜒᜊᜓ)
- adhesive tape
- insulating tape; electrical tape
Further reading
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 15
- 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 11