papet

See also: papêt

Chamorro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish papel.

Noun

papet

1. paper

Latin

Verb

papet

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of papō

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English puppet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpapet/, [ˈpa.pɛt]
• Hyphenation: pa‧pet

Noun

papet (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

1. puppet (movable model of a person or animal)

   Synonyms: maryonet, sebekoy, monigote

2. puppet (person or country controlled by another); blind follower

   Synonyms: tuta, sunod-sunuran, (rare) uldog

See also

• manyika
• tao-tauhan

 

Further reading

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