sari-sari store

English

Etymology

From Tagalog sari-sari +‎ store. Tagalog sari-sari is a reduplication of sari.

Noun

sari-sari store (plural sari-sari stores)

1. (Philippines) A convenience store in the Philippines; a neighborhood variety store; a minimarket selling basic necessities.

Cebuano

Etymology

From English sari-sari store, from Tagalog sari-sari +‎ English store. Tagalog sari-sari is a reduplication of sari.

Noun

sari-sari store

1. sari-sari store

Tagalog

Etymology

From English sari-sari store, itself from Tagalog sari-sari +‎ English store, literally “variety store”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsaɾiʔ ˌsaɾiʔ ʔisˈtoɾ/, [ˌsa.ɾɪʔ ˌsa.ɾɪʔ ʔɪsˈtoɾ]
• Hyphenation: sa‧ri-sa‧ri s‧tore

Noun

sarì-sarì store (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒᜐᜇᜒ ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

1. (business) sari-sari store

   Nagbukas si Tita Rhodora ng sari-sari store bilang negosyo, at pumatok ito dahil malayo ang supermarket sa mga nakatira dito.

   Tita Rhodora opened a sari-sari store as a business, and this was well-received as the supermarket was distant from the community there.

Related terms

• sari-sari

 

See also

• palengke
• tindahan
• tingi
• tiyangge
• ukay-ukay
• yantadig