"paminta" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /paminˈta/ [Standard-Tagalog], [pɐ.mɪn̪ˈt̪a] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: pamintá [canonical], ᜉᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish pimienta (“pepper”) with an instance of front vowel lowering on the first vowel, from Latin pigmentum (“color, pigment”). Words with a closed penultimate syllable tend to have ultimate stress on earlier stages of the language. The sense “closeted” is also a play on pa-men, from pa- + English men, literally “trying to be like men, pretending to be men”, in reference to gay men acting like straight men to hide their attraction to the same sex. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|pimienta||pepper}} Borrowed from Spanish pimienta (“pepper”), {{der|tl|la|pigmentum||color, pigment}} Latin pigmentum (“color, pigment”), {{m-g|closeted}} “closeted”, {{af|tl|pa-|en:men|lit=trying to be like men, pretending to be men}} pa- + English men, literally “trying to be like men, pretending to be men” Head templates: {{tl-noun|pamintá|b=+}} pamintá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)
  1. peppercorn Synonyms: malisa
    Sense id: en-paminta-tl-noun-dj~T4iIS Categories (other): Tagalog terms prefixed with pa-, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog terms prefixed with pa-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 51 49 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 49 51 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 50 50
  2. (figurative, gay slang, derogatory) closeted gay man; closet case Tags: derogatory, figuratively, slang
    Sense id: en-paminta-tl-noun-wN2~wSmi Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms prefixed with pa-, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, LGBTQ, Peppers, Piperales order plants, Spices and herbs Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms prefixed with pa-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 51 49 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 49 51 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 4 96 Disambiguation of Peppers: 44 56 Disambiguation of Piperales order plants: 22 78 Disambiguation of Spices and herbs: 24 76 Topics: LGBT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pamintahan Related terms: paminton, Pimentel, pimyento, lara
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "es",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "pepper"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "lit": "trying to be like men, pretending to be men"
      },
      "expansion": "pa- + English men, literally “trying to be like men, pretending to be men”",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish pimienta (“pepper”) with an instance of front vowel lowering on the first vowel, from Latin pigmentum (“color, pigment”). Words with a closed penultimate syllable tend to have ultimate stress on earlier stages of the language.\nThe sense “closeted” is also a play on pa-men, from pa- + English men, literally “trying to be like men, pretending to be men”, in reference to gay men acting like straight men to hide their attraction to the same sex.",
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      "form": "pamintá",
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜉᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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    "pa‧min‧ta"
  ],
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      ]
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Pimentel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pimyento"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lara"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "word": "malisa"
        }
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    },
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          "_dis": "51 49",
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "name": "LGBTQ",
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          "_dis": "44 56",
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          "name": "Spices and herbs",
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        }
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        "closeted gay man; closet case"
      ],
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        [
          "gay",
          "gay"
        ],
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "closeted",
          "closeted"
        ],
        [
          "gay man",
          "gay man"
        ],
        [
          "closet case",
          "closet case"
        ]
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        "(figurative, gay slang, derogatory) closeted gay man; closet case"
      ],
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        "derogatory",
        "figuratively",
        "slang"
      ],
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pɐ.mɪn̪ˈt̪a]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "paminta"
}
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    "Tagalog 3-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish",
    "Tagalog terms derived from English",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Latin",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Spanish",
    "Tagalog terms prefixed with pa-",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
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    "tl:Piperales order plants",
    "tl:Spices and herbs"
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      "word": "pamintahan"
    }
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        "2": "es",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "pa-",
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        "lit": "trying to be like men, pretending to be men"
      },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pamintá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜉᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pa‧min‧ta"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "pa‧min‧ta"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "paminton"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pimentel"
    },
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      "word": "pimyento"
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      "word": "lara"
    }
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        "peppercorn"
      ],
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        [
          "peppercorn",
          "peppercorn"
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      ],
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          "word": "malisa"
        }
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        "derogatory",
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/paminˈta/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[pɐ.mɪn̪ˈt̪a]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "paminta"
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