dampot

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • rampot — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jemput.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /damˈpot/ [dɐmˈpot]
  • Rhymes: -ot
  • Syllabification: dam‧pot

Noun

dampót (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. picking up with one's hand (usually on the floor)
    Synonyms: pulot, simot
  2. sudden arrest (by police)
  3. random selection; random picking

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “dampot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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