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Etymology

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From Tagalog sari-sari +‎ store. Tagalog sari-sari is a reduplication of sari.

Noun

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sari-sari store (plural sari-sari stores)

  1. (Philippines) A convenience store in the Philippines; a neighborhood variety store; a minimarket selling basic necessities.

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English sari-sari store, from Tagalog sari-sari +‎ English store. Tagalog sari-sari is a reduplication of sari.

Noun

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sari-sari store

  1. sari-sari store

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English sari-sari store, itself from Tagalog sari-sari +‎ English store, literally variety store. Used due to Tagalog-English code-switching (Taglish).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsaɾiʔ ˌsaɾiʔ ʔisˈtoɾ/ [ˌsaː.ɾɪʔ ˌsaː.ɾɪʔ ʔɪsˈt̪oɾ]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌsaɾi(ʔ) ˌsaɾi(ʔ) ʔisˈtoɾ/ [ˌsaː.ɾiː ˌsaː.ɾiː ʔɪsˈt̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: sa‧ri-sa‧ri store

Noun

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sarì-sarì store (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒᜐᜇᜒ ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔) (business)

  1. sari-sari store
    Nagbukas si Tita Rhodora ng sari-sari store bilang negosyo, at pumatok ito dahil malayo ang supermarket sa mga nakatira dito.
    Tita Rhodora opened a sari-sari store as a business, and this was well-received as the supermarket was distant from the community there.
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