Where does “tsinelas” come from?
tsinelas (Tagalog) comes from Spanish chinelas, from Spanish chinela — slipper; flip-flop.
tsinelas (Tagalog): slippers
Ancestry of “tsinelas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | chinelas | plural of chinela |
| 2 | Spanish | chinela | slipper; flip-flop |