Etymology

carinderia

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Today it means: A small eatery or canteen or cafeteria that serves local (usually Filipino) food Full definition →

Philippine Spanish carindería ← Spanish carí ← Tagalog kari
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The story

  1. Tagalog · derived fromkari“curry”
  2. Spanish · derived fromcarí
  3. Philippine Spanish · borrowed fromcarindería
  4. English todaycarinderia

From Philippine Spanish carindería, where the root, Spanish carí, itself is from Tagalog kari (“curry”). Compare Tagalog karinderya.

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