deretso

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish derecho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈɾet͡ʃo/ [d̪eˈɾe.t͡ʃo]
  • IPA(key): /deˈɾetso/ [d̪eˈɾe.t͡so]
  • Hyphenation: de‧re‧tso

Adjective

derétso (Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜍᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

  1. direct, straightforward
  2. frank
    Synonym: pranka
  3. (rare) straight (not bent, crooked)
    Synonym: matanos

Adverb

derétso (Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜍᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

  1. straight ahead

Derived terms

  • dere-deretso
  • deretsohon
  • magderetso

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish derecho.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: de‧ret‧so

Adjective

deretso

  1. direct; straightforward; sincere
  2. straight

Adverb

deretso

  1. straight

Verb

deretso

  1. to go past someone or something
  2. to proceed immediately
  3. to go straight ahead or on

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish derecho, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of direkta.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /deˈɾet͡ʃo/ [d̪ɛˈɾɛː.t͡ʃo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /deˈɾetso/ [d̪ɛˈɾɛt̪.so]
  • Rhymes: -et͡ʃo, (no palatal assimilation) -etso
  • Syllabification: de‧ret‧so

Adjective

deretso (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

  1. direct; straight
    Synonym: tuwiran
  2. continuous
    Synonym: tuloy-tuloy
  3. without curves; straight
    Synonym: matuwid
  4. upright; set up vertically
    Synonym: tuwid

Derived terms

  • deretsuhan
  • deretsuhin
  • dumeretso

Noun

deretso (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

  1. right (something due to a person)
    Synonym: karapatan
  2. law (profession)
    Synonym: abogasya
  3. justice
    Synonym: katarungan
  4. tax; duty
    Synonyms: buwis, deretsos, butaw

Further reading

  • deretso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018