trapik

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English traffic, from Middle French trafique (“traffic”), from Italian traffico (“traffic”) from trafficare (“to carry on trade”). Doublet of trapiko.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tra‧pik
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾapik/ [ˈt̪ɾ̪a.pɪk]

Noun

trapik

1. traffic jam

Adjective

trapik

1. characteristic of a traffic jam

Related terms

• trapiko

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English traffic, from Middle French trafique, traffique (“traffic”), from Italian traffico (“traffic”). Doublet of trapiko.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾapik/ [ˈt̪ɾaː.pɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -apik
• Syllabification: tra‧pik

Noun

trapik (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜉᜒᜃ᜔)

1. traffic jam

   Synonym: pagsisikip ng trapiko

2. traffic (pedestrians or vehicles on roads)

   Synonym: trapiko

Derived terms

• magtrapik
• matrapik

Related terms

• trapikante

Further reading

• “trapik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “trapik”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025