eskalador

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English escalator, influenced by Spanish escalador (“climber”). See eskaleytor.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeskalaˈdoɾ/ [ʔɛs.kɐ.lɐˈdoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧ka‧la‧dor

Noun

eskaladór (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜎᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. escalator
    Synonyms: sigdan, eskaleytor

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