tsinelas

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• sinelas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chinelas, plural of chinela.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tsi‧ne‧las
• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈnelas/ [t͡ʃiˈn̪e.l̪as]

Noun

tsinelas

1. a rubber slippers; a flip-flops

Derived terms

• magtsinelas

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chinelas, plural of chinela.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tsi‧ne‧las
• IPA^(key): /tsiˈnelas/ [t̪s̪ɪˈn̪i.l̪ɐs̪]

Noun

tsinelas

1. a rubber slipper; a flip-flop

Verb

tsinelas

1. to put on slippers
2. to hit with a slipper

Synonyms

• suwalo

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chinelas, plural of chinela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈnelas/ [t͡ʃiˈne.las]
• Hyphenation: tsi‧ne‧las

Noun

tsinelas

1. slippers; sandals; flip-flops

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chinelas, plural of chinela.

Noun

tsinelas

1. slippers; loafers

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sinelas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chinelas, plural of chinela.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈnelas/ [t͡ʃɪˈn̪ɛː.lɐs]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /tsiˈnelas/ [t͡sɪˈn̪ɛː.lɐs]
• Rhymes: -elas
• Syllabification: tsi‧ne‧las

Noun

tsinelas (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜎᜐ᜔)

1. slippers; sandals; flip-flops

   Synonyms: istep-in, (Cavite) syower

2. (slang) middle class

Derived terms

• magtsinelas
• tsinelasan
• tsinelasin

See also

• bakya
• sangkletas
• sapatos

References

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