bupete

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Spanish bufete.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bu‧pe‧te

Noun

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bupete

  1. a lawyer's office

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish bufete, from French buffet, from Middle French bufet, from Old French bufet. Doublet of bupey.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bupete (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜉᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. writing desk
    Synonyms: sulatan, eskritoryo, eskribaniya
    Hypernyms: mesa, lamesa
  2. lawyer's office
    Hypernyms: tanggapan, opisina

See also

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Further reading

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  • bupete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 91