katsurita
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly from the following:
- From katsot (“Euthynnus affinis”) + -ita
- From Spanish cachorrita (“little female puppy”).
- From metathesis of kutsarita, from Spanish cucharita.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kat͡ʃuˈɾita/ [kɐt.t͡ʃʊˈɾiː.t̪ɐ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /katsuˈɾita/ [kɐt̪.sʊˈɾiː.t̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: kat‧su‧ri‧ta
Noun
katsurita (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜇᜒᜆ)
See also
Further reading
- “katsurita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018