ate
nounPhilippines /ˈʔɐ.te/
Etymology Borrowed from Tagalog ate (“elder sister”), from Hokkien 阿姊 (á-ché, “eldest sister”).
1
Philippines An elder sister
2
Philippines A respectful title or form of address for an older woman.
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