kumpites

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kompites

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish confites, plural of confite (“confection”), from Catalan confit, from Medieval Latin cōnfectum. Doublet of kumpeti and kumpitis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kumˈpites/ [kʊmˈpiː.t̪ɛs]
• Rhymes: -ites
• Syllabification: kum‧pi‧tes

Noun

kumpites (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

1. comfit; sugar-plum; bonbon; dainty

See also

• dulse
• kakanin
• kusilba
• minatamis
• uyamin

 

Further reading

• “kumpites”, 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 153