palakasan

Tagalog

Etymology

From lakas +‎ pa- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌpalaˈkasan/ [ˌpa.lɐˈxa.sɐn]
• Rhymes: -asan
• Syllabification: pa‧la‧ka‧san

Noun

pálakásan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜃᜐᜈ᜔)

1. influence peddling
2. sport

   Synonym: isport

Further reading

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