sardinas

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish sardinas, plural form of sardina.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: sar‧di‧nas

Noun[edit]

sardinas

  1. canned sardines

Karao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish sardinas, plural form of sardina.

Noun[edit]

sardinas

  1. sardines

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

sardīnās

  1. accusative feminine plural of sardīnus

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

sardinas f pl

  1. plural of sardina

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish sardinas, plural form of sardina, from Latin sardina, from Ancient Greek σαρδίνη (sardínē). The figurative sense is from the analogy of a fully packed vehicle likened to a can of sardines.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /saɾˈdinas/, [sɐɾˈdi.nɐs]
  • Hyphenation: sar‧di‧nas

Noun[edit]

sardinas (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜐ᜔)

  1. sardines
  2. canned sardines

Adjective[edit]

sardinas (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜐ᜔)

  1. (figurative) packed like sardines; filled to full capacity (of vehicles)
    Synonym: siksikan
    Parang sardinas ang bus papuntang Cubao.
    The bus heading to Cubao seems full.
    (literally, “The bus heading to Cubao is like sardines.”)

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