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Where does “tsinelasay” come from?

tsinelasay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tsinelas, from Spanish chinelas, from Spanish chinela — slipper; flip-flop.

tsinelasay (Cebuano): A children's game where two or more players race...

Definitions

  1. A children's game where two or more players race...

Ancestry of “tsinelasay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotsinelasa rubber slipper; a flip-flop; to put on...
2Spanishchinelasplural of chinela
3Spanishchinelaslipper; flip-flop
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