lasap

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sedap with metathesis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sədəp. Doublet of sarap.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈsap/ [lɐˈsap]
• Rhymes: -ap
• Syllabification: la‧sap

Noun

lasáp (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜐᜉ᜔)

1. fine taste; enjoyable taste

   Synonyms: linamnam, sarap

2. enjoyment of an experience (of happiness, success, etc.)

   Synonyms: danas, pagdanas, pagdaranas, eksperyensiya

Derived terms

• lasapin
• lumasap
• makalasap
• malasap
• paglasap
• palasapin
• panlasap

 

Further reading

• “lasap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*sedep₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
• Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 206