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puting elepante

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Tagalog

Etymology

Calque of English white elephant.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /puˌtiŋ ʔeleˈpante/ [pʊˌt̪ɪŋ ʔɛ.lɛˈpan̪.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: pu‧ting e‧le‧pan‧te

Noun

putíng elepante (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜒᜅ᜔ ᜁᜎᜒᜉᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. (idiomatic) white elephant

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