tokador
tokadór with stress marks
ladies' dressing table with mirror
Usage Note
Tokador comes from Spanish tocador and refers to the vanity table with a mirror traditionally found in Filipino bedrooms, typically fitted with small drawers for cosmetics and jewellery. It is associated with an older style of home furnishing and is more commonly used by older generations.
Examples
" Luma na ang tokador namin. "
Natural Translation
Our dressing table is already old.
Literal Translation
Old already the dressing-table our.
" Nasa tokador ang aking suklay. "
Natural Translation
My comb is on the ladies' dressing table.
Literal Translation
On ladies' dressing table the my comb.
" Itinago ng lola ang mga lumang alahas sa pinakamaliit na drawer ng kanyang tokador. "
Natural Translation
Grandma kept the old jewelry in the smallest drawer of her dressing table.
Literal Translation
Kept by grandma the old jewelry in the smallest drawer of her dressing-table.
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