delikadesa
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Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- delicadeza — unadapted borrowing
- dilikadesa
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish delicadeza.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /delikaˈdesa/ [dɛ.lɪ.xɐˈdɛ.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: de‧li‧ka‧de‧sa
Noun[edit]
delikadesa (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇᜒᜐ)
- prudishness; fastidiousness; choosiness
- Synonyms: selang, kaselangan, pagkamaselang, kadelikaduhan, kapihikanan
- refinement
- Synonym: kapuliduhan
- (by extension) value of protecting the honor of one's family
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References[edit]
- “delikadesa” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “delikadesa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- https://www.tagaloglang.com/delikadesa/