bupete

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish bufete.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧pe‧te

Noun

bupete

1. a lawyer's office

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bufete, from French buffet, from Middle French bufet, from Old French bufet. Doublet of bupey.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈpete/ [bʊˈpɛː.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: bu‧pe‧te

Noun

bupete (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜉᜒᜆᜒ)

1. writing desk

   Synonyms: sulatan, eskritoryo, eskribaniya

   Hypernyms: mesa, lamesa

2. lawyer's office

   Hypernyms: tanggapan, opisina

See also

• abogado

 

Further reading

• “bupete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• 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 91