delikadesa
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- delicadeza
- dilikadesa
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish delicadeza.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧de‧sa
- IPA(key): /delikaˈdesa/, [dɛ.lɪ.xɐˈdɛ.sɐ]
Noun
delikadesa (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇᜒᜐ)
- Filipino cultural value of maintaining one's family dignity by avoiding embarrasing situations.
- prudishness; fastidiousness; choosiness
- Synonyms: selang, kaselangan, pagkamaselang, kadelikaduhan
- refinement
- Synonym: kapuliduhan
Derived terms
- kadelikadesahan
Related terms
- delikado
- delikada
References
- KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “delikadesa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- https://www.tagaloglang.com/delikadesa/
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