suwipistik

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• suwipistek
• suwipstik
• swipistik — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from English sweepstake.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /suˌipisˈtik/ [ˌswiː.pɪsˈt̪ik̚]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: su‧wi‧pis‧tik

Noun

suwípistík (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜏᜒᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

1. sweepstake

   Synonym: loteriya

Further reading

• English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1296