trapikante

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish traficante.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tɾapiˈkante/ [tɾɐ.pɪˈxaːn.tɛ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: tra‧pi‧kan‧te

Noun

trapikante (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜉᜒᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. trafficker (of illegal goods)

   Synonyms: kontrabandista, ismagler, mamumuslit

2. trader; dealer

   Synonyms: negosyante, merkader, komersiyante, mangangakal, magtitinda, maglalako

Related terms

• trapiko
• trapik

Further reading

• “trapikante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018