Chinese

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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

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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柑仔得

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

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Lim, Vicente (1941) Chinese-English-Tagalog-Spanish Business conversation and social contact with Amoy pronunciation[1], Manila: Poc Bon Book Co., page 157