birong-totoo

Tagalog

Etymology

From biro +‎ totoo, literally true joke.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbiɾoŋ totoˈʔo/ [ˌbiː.ɾon̪ t̪o.t̪oˈʔo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: bi‧rong-to‧to‧o

Noun

birong-totoó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜂ)

  1. (idiomatic) truthful statement told in a form of a joke