Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish acaparar, from French accaparer, from Italian accaparrare.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

akapará (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜉᜇ)

  1. act of monopolizing (goods, business, work, etc.)
    Synonyms: monopolisa, abarka, lagom, pagsasarili

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Further reading edit

  • akapara at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 9
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 6