hatset

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Backslang of tsitsa (food).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhat͡ʃet/ [ˈhaː.t͡ʃɛt̪̚]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈhatset/ [ˈhat̪.sɛt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at͡ʃet, (no palatal assimilation) -atset
  • Syllabification: hat‧set

Noun

hatset (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔) (back slang)

  1. food
    Synonyms: pagkain, (slang) tsitsa
  2. party
    Synonyms: handaan, kainan

Further reading

  • hatset”, 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 56