English Online Dictionary. What means adidas? What does adidas mean?
English
Etymology
Genericized trademark from the German company name, Adidas. The sense is most likely due to the association made with chicken feet and Adidas shoes. Compare Cebuano adidas and Tagalog adidas.
Noun
adidas (uncountable)
- (Philippines, informal) chicken feet, skewered and grilled, sold as street food
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from English Adidas, from the German company name Adidas, after its founder Adolf “Adi” Dassler. The sense is most likely due to the association made with chicken feet and Adidas shoes.
Noun
adidas
- (informal) adidas (food)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Adidas. Genericized trademark. First attested in 1969.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈdi.das/
- Rhymes: -idas
- Syllabification: a‧di‧das
Noun
adidas m inan
- (informal) sneaker (leisure shoe, often worn for sports; trainer)
Declension
References
Further reading
- adidas in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- adidas in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- adidas in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Adidas, a trademark.
Noun
adidas m (plural adidași)
- sneaker, trainer
Declension
Tagalog
Etymology
Genericized trademark from English Adidas, from the German company name Adidas, after its founder Adolf “Adi” Dassler. The sense “chicken feet” is most likely due to the resemblance with the 1970s Adidas striped trefoil logo, now used for Adidas Originals.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈdidas/ [ʔɐˈdi.dɐs]
- Rhymes: -idas
- Syllabification: a‧di‧das
Noun
adidas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜇᜐ᜔)
- (colloquial) adidas (chicken feet sold as street food)
- (slang) daddy; dad; father
Further reading
- “adidas” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[2], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “adidas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 2