sari-sari store

From Tagalog sari-sari +‎ store. Tagalog sari-sari is a reduplication of sari.

sari-sari store (plural sari-sari stores)

1. (Philippines) A convenience store in the Philippines; a neighborhood variety store; a minimarket selling basic necessities.

From English sari-sari store, from Tagalog sari-sari +‎ English store. Tagalog sari-sari is a reduplication of sari.

sari-sari store

1. sari-sari store

Borrowed from English sari-sari store, itself from Tagalog sari-sari +‎ English store, literally “variety store”.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌsaɾiʔ ˌsaɾiʔ ʔisˈtoɾ/ [ˌsa.ɾɪʔ ˌsa.ɾɪʔ ʔɪsˈtoɾ]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌsaɾi(ʔ) ˌsaɾi(ʔ) ʔisˈtoɾ/ [ˌsa.ɾɪː ˌsa.ɾɪː ʔɪsˈtoɾ]
• Syllabification: sa‧ri-sa‧ri store

sarì-sarì store (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒᜐᜇᜒ ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

1. (business) sari-sari store

   Nagbukas si Tita Rhodora ng sari-sari store bilang negosyo, at pumatok ito dahil malayo ang supermarket sa mga nakatira dito.

   Tita Rhodora opened a sari-sari store as a business, and this was well-received as the supermarket was distant from the community there.