delikadesa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• delicadeza — unadapted borrowing
• dilikadesa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish delicadeza.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /delikaˈdesa/ [d̪ɛ.lɪ.xɐˈd̪ɛː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: de‧li‧ka‧de‧sa

Noun

delikadesa (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇᜒᜐ)

1. prudishness; fastidiousness; choosiness

   Synonyms: selan, kaselanan, pagkamaselan, kadelikaduhan, kapihikanan

2. refinement

   Synonym: kapuliduhan

3. (by extension) value of protecting the honor of one's family

Derived terms

• kadelikadesahan

 

Related terms

• delikado
• delikada

References

• “delikadesa” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “delikadesa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• https://www.tagaloglang.com/delikadesa/