eskalador

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English escalator, influenced by Spanish escalador (“climber”). See eskaleytor.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔeskalaˈdoɾ/ [ʔɛs.kɐ.lɐˈd̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: es‧ka‧la‧dor

Noun

eskaladór (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜎᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

1. escalator

   Synonyms: sigdan, eskaleytor

Related terms

• eskala
• eskalera
• eskalerita

 

Further reading

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