tumbang preso
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tumba + -ng + preso, literally “fallen prisoner”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tumˌbaŋ ˈpɾeso/ [t̪ʊmˌbam ˈpɾɛː.so]
- Rhymes: -eso
- Syllabification: tum‧bang pre‧so
Noun
[edit]tumbáng preso (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔ ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜓ)
- (games, sports) tumbang preso (traditional Filipino children's game involving throwing a slipper or shoe to hit a can or bottle)
- Synonyms: tumba lata, bato lata
Further reading
[edit]- “tumbang preso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018