trapikante
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish traficante.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tɾapiˈkante/ [tɾɐ.pɪˈxan.tɛ]
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: tra‧pi‧kan‧te
Noun edit
trapikante (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜉᜒᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- trafficker (of illegal goods)
- Synonyms: kontrabandista, ismagler, mamumuslit
- trader; dealer
- Synonyms: negosyante, merkader, komersiyante, mangangakal, magtitinda, maglalako
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “trapikante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018