walkman

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Genericized trademark from the Sony trademark, Walkman.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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walkman (plural walkmans or (uncommon) walkmen)

  1. A portable personal audio cassette player with headphones.
  2. (Philippines, informal) pig's ears, chopped, shaved, marinated, skewered, then grilled, sold as street food
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Translations

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English walkman.

Noun

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walkman m (plural walkmans)

  1. (informal) walkman
    Synonym: baladeur
    • 2006, Dans le silence des mots d'amour, page 49:
      Si le cor du déjeuner avait sonné à ce moment-là, elle ne l’aurait pas entendu, à cause du walkman.
      If the lunch horn had sounded just then, she wouldn't have heard it, because of the walkman.

Italian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English walkman.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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walkman m (invariable)

  1. walkman (portable cassette player)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ walkman in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English walkman.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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walkman m inan

  1. (electronics) walkman

Declension

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Further reading

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  • walkman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • walkman in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English walkman.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈwɔ.ki.mẽj̃/ [ˈwɔ.ki.mẽɪ̯̃], /ˈwɔk.mẽj̃/ [ˈwɔk.mẽɪ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈwɔk.mẽj̃/ [ˈwɔk.mẽɪ̯̃], /ˈwɔ.ki.mẽj̃/ [ˈwɔ.ki.mẽɪ̯̃]

Noun

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walkman m (plural walkmans or walkmen or walkman)

  1. walkman (portable cassette player)

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English walkman.

Noun

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walkman n (plural walkmenuri)

  1. walkman

Declension

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English walkman.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwaɡman/ [ˈwaɣ̞.mãn], /ˈwalɡman/ [ˈwalɣ̞.mãn]
  • Syllabification: walk‧man

Noun

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walkman m (plural walkman)

  1. walkman

Usage notes

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading

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