asukal de papa
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== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
asucara de papa — dated
azucar de papa
papa de asukal
=== Etymology ===
From asukal (“sugar”) + de + papa (“father”). Calque of English sugar daddy using Spanish loanwords. English sugar also used to mean “money” in English slang.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌsukal de ˈpapa/ [ʔɐˌsuː.xɐl d̪ɛ ˈpaː.pɐ]
Rhymes: -apa
Syllabification: a‧su‧kal de pa‧pa
=== Noun ===
asukal de papa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜃᜎ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜉᜉ) (slang)
sugar daddy (man who spends money for a relationship with a younger partner)
Synonym: asukarera de papa
Coordinate term: asukal de mama
=== Further reading ===
Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 7