asukal de papa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• asucara de papa — dated
• azucar de papa
• papa de asukal

Etymology

From asukal (“sugar”) +‎ de +‎ papa (“father”). Calque of English sugar daddy using Spanish loanwords. English sugar also used to mean “money” in English slang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˌsukal de ˈpapa/ [ʔɐˌsuː.xɐl d̪ɛ ˈpaː.pɐ]
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: a‧su‧kal de pa‧pa

Noun

asukal de papa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜃᜎ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜉᜉ) (slang)

1. sugar daddy (man who spends money for a relationship with a younger partner)

   Synonym: asukarera de papa

   Coordinate term: asukal de mama

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 7