tinte en piye

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tintimpiye
• tinte en pye, tintimpye — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tente en pie (“keep yourself standing”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌtinte ʔen piˈe/ [ˌt̪in̪.t̪ɛ ʔɛm ˈpjɛ]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: tin‧te en pi‧ye

Noun

tinte en piyé (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ ᜁᜈ᜔ ᜉᜒᜌᜒ)

1. buffet serving; snack; refreshment; light meal

   Synonyms: bupey, kaing pantindig, sariling-kuha, sariling-silbi

See also

• aperitibo
• bupey
• meryenda

 

Further reading

• “tinte en piye”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1425
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 978
• 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 555