deskarte

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Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish descarte (“discard”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /desˈkaɾte/, [dɛsˈkaɾ.tɛ]
  • Hyphenation: des‧kar‧te

Noun[edit]

deskarte (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. (colloquial) workaround; MacGyverism; method to get something desired
  2. (colloquial) resourcefulness; street smarts
  3. (colloquial) attractive words or actions used in courtship

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Further reading[edit]

  • “deskarte”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 39
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