walkman

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Genericized trademark from the Sony trademark, Walkman.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

walkman (plural walkmans or (uncommon) walkmen)

  1. A portable personal audio cassette player with headphones.
  2. (Philippines, informal) pig's ears, chopped, shaved, marinated, skewered, then grilled, sold as street food

Related terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English walkman.

Noun

walkman m (plural walkmans)

  1. (informal) walkman
    Synonym: baladeur
    • 2006, Dans le silence des mots d'amour, page 49:
      Si le cor du déjeuner avait sonné à ce moment-là, elle ne l’aurait pas entendu, à cause du walkman.
      If the lunch horn had sounded just then, she wouldn't have heard it, because of the walkman.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English walkman.

Pronunciation

Noun

walkman m (invariable)

  1. walkman (portable cassette player)

See also

References

  1. ^ walkman in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English walkman.

Pronunciation

Noun

walkman m inan

  1. (electronics) walkman

Declension

Declension of walkman
singular plural
nominative walkman walkmany
genitive walkmana walkmanów
dative walkmanowi walkmanom
accusative walkman/walkmana walkmany
instrumental walkmanem walkmanami
locative walkmanie walkmanach
vocative walkmanie walkmany

Further reading

  • walkman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • walkman in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English walkman.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈwɔ.ki.mẽj̃/ , /ˈwɔk.mẽj̃/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈwɔk.mẽj̃/ , /ˈwɔ.ki.mẽj̃/

Noun

walkman m (plural walkmans or walkmen or walkman)

  1. walkman (portable cassette player)

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English walkman.

Noun

walkman n (plural walkmenuri)

  1. walkman

Declension

Declension of walkman
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) walkman walkmanul (niște) walkmenuri walkmenurile
genitive/dative (unui) walkman walkmanului (unor) walkmenuri walkmenurilor
vocative walkmanule walkmenurilor

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English walkman.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaɡman/ , /ˈwalɡman/
  • Syllabification: walk‧man

Noun

walkman m (plural walkman)

  1. walkman

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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