deskarte

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• diskarte

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish descarte (“discard”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /desˈkaɾte/ [d̪ɛsˈkaɾ.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -aɾte
• Syllabification: des‧kar‧te

Noun

deskarte (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ) (colloquial)

1. workaround; MacGyverism; method to get something desired

   Kailangan gamitin ang tamang deskarte para hindi ka ma-late sa trabaho.

   You need to have the right strategy so that you won't be late for work.

2. resourcefulness; street smarts

   Ugaliin natin magkaroon ng konting deskarte para hindi ka maabala sa buhay.

   Let's make a habit of having street smarts so that you won't be inconvenienced in life.

3. (by extension) attractive words or actions used in courtship

   Sa galing ng deskarte niya, nahulog ang puso niya sa kanya.

   Her heart fell for him because of his attractive words.

Derived terms

• deskartehin
• deskartihan
• dumeskarte
• ideskarte
• madeskarte
• makadeskarte
• makideskarte
• pagkakadeskarte

See also

• estratehiya

Further reading

• “deskarte”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 39