柑仔得

Chinese

tangerine
 
get; obtain; gain
get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
simp. and trad.
(柑仔得)
柑仔
alternative forms 甘仔得
甘媽得甘妈得

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog kamatis (tomato), from Spanish tomate (tomato), from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.

Pronunciation

  • Min Nan (POJ): kam-á-tit / kam-má-tit / kam-á-te

Noun

柑仔得

  1. (Hokkien, including Quanzhou, Kinmen, Philippines, less common in Xiamen) tomato

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See also

Further reading

  • Lim, Vicente (1941) Chinese-English-Tagalog-Spanish Business conversation and social contact with Amoy pronunciation, Manila: Poc Bon Book Co., page 157
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