phablet

English

Samsung smartphones (back side)

Etymology

Blend of phone +‎ tablet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfæblɪt/

Noun

phablet (plural phablets)

  1. (neologism) A mobile device intermediate in size between smartphone and tablet.
    • 2009 September 3, Sloan Bowman, tweet [1], Twitter:
      @JGallo02 With that device it would be worth getting a pay as you go account just for that phablet. I can't wait for them to ship here
    • 2009 September 3, Joe Gallo, tweet [2], Twitter:
      @sloanb phablet? dude, it's an uber-smart-phone with a sick open operating system called #maemo5 #n900 rocks
    • 2009 September 3, Sloan Bowman, tweet [3], Twitter:
      @JGallo02 You guys are marketing it as a[sic] internet tablet at all? phablet = Phone/Tablet. And I agree I love Maemo especially V.5

Translations

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Spanish

Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English phablet.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfablet/ [ˈfa.β̞let̪]
    • Rhymes: -ablet
    • Syllabification: pha‧blet

    Noun

    phablet m (plural phablets)

    1. phablet

    Usage notes

    According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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