puting elepante

Tagalog

Etymology

Calque of English white elephant.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puˌtiŋ ʔeleˈpante/ [pʊˌt̪iŋ ʔɛ.lɛˈpan̪.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: pu‧ting e‧le‧pan‧te

Noun

putíng elepante (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜒᜅ᜔ ᜁᜎᜒᜉᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. (idiomatic) white elephant