柑仔得

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Chinese

tangerine
get; obtain; gain
get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
 
simp. and trad.
(柑仔得)
柑仔
alternative forms 甘仔得
甘媽得甘妈得

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog kamatis (tomato), from Spanish tomate (tomato), from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.

Pronunciation


Noun

柑仔得

  1. (Quanzhou, Kinmenese and Philippine Hokkien, less common in Xiamen Hokkien) tomato

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Further reading

  • Lim, Vicente (1941) Chinese-English-Tagalog-Spanish Business conversation and social contact with Amoy pronunciation, Manila: Poc Bon Book Co., page 157