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See also: Starbs
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See Starbs. Starbucks is a coffeehouse serving coffee, and coffee is homophonic to copy.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈstaɾbs/ [ʔɪsˈt̪aɹbs]
- Rhymes: -aɾbs
- Syllabification: starbs
Noun
[edit]starbs (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜐ᜔) (slang)
- Alternative letter-case form of Starbs
- (dated) copying
Usage notes
[edit]- This is mostly used by young people belonging in the social upper class especially in Manila.