delikadesa
Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- delicadeza — unadapted borrowing
- dilikadesa
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish delicadeza.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /delikaˈdesa/ [d̪ɛ.lɪ.xɐˈd̪ɛː.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: de‧li‧ka‧de‧sa
Noun
[edit]delikadesa (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇᜒᜐ)
- prudishness; fastidiousness; choosiness
- Synonyms: selan, kaselanan, pagkamaselan, kadelikaduhan, kapihikanan
- refinement
- Synonym: kapuliduhan
- (by extension) value of protecting the honor of one's family
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “delikadesa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “delikadesa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- https://www.tagaloglang.com/delikadesa/