ismokin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ismoking

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish esmoquin, from French smoking, pseudo-anglicism from English smoking jacket.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔisˈmokin/ [ʔɪsˈmoː.xɪn̪]
• Rhymes: -okin
• Syllabification: is‧mo‧kin

Noun

ismokin (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜋᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

1. smoking jacket; tuxedo; dinner jacket

   Synonyms: tsaketilya, amerikana, abyerta

See also

• pagtatapa
• paninigarilyo

Further reading

• “ismokin”, 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 252