tapetan

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tafetán, from Italian taffetà, from Persian تافته (tâfte, “tissue”). Doublet of tapeta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tapeˈtan/ [tɐ.pɛˈtan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ta‧pe‧tan

Noun

tapetán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔)

1. taffeta

   Synonym: tapeta

Further reading

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