buskapiye

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish buscapiés (literally “foot-seekers”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buskapiˈe/ [bʊs.kɐˈpjɛ]
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Syllabification: bus‧ka‧pi‧ye

Noun

buskapiyé (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜐ᜔ᜃᜉᜒᜌᜒ)

  1. firecracker that skips along the ground seeming to follow someone's feet when ignited

Further reading

  • “buskapiye”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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