sarhento-de-mesa

• sarhento de-mesa

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from sargento de mesa. The correct Spanish counterpart is sargento de escritorio.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saɾˌhento de ˈmesa/ [sɐɾˌhɛn̪.t̪o d̪ɛ ˈmɛː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: sar‧hen‧to-de-me‧sa

sarhento-de-mesa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜇᜒᜋᜒᜐ)

1. (law enforcement) desk sergeant