desakato

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish desacato.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /desaˈkato/ [d̪ɛ.sɐˈxaː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: de‧sa‧ka‧to

Noun

desakato (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜃᜆᜓ) (law)

1. contempt (open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority)

   Synonym: pagsuway

Derived terms

• desakato sa hukuman

Related terms

• akata

See also

• kawalang-galang
• pag-alipusta
• pagalit
• paghamak
• paglapastangan
• pagpalibhasa
• pagwalang-galang

Further reading

• “desakato”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “desakato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 365
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 196