otso-otso

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • otso otso
  • ocho ocho

Etymology

Reduplication of otso (“eight”). Popularized through the song of the same title by Bayani Agbayani in early 2000s.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔot͡ʃo ˈʔot͡ʃo/ [ˌʔoː.t͡ʃo ˈʔoː.t͡ʃo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌʔotso ˈʔotso/ [ˌʔot̪.so ˈʔot̪.so]
  • Rhymes: -ot͡ʃo, (no palatal assimilation) -otso
  • Syllabification: ot‧so-ot‧so

Noun

otso-otso (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜂᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ) (dance)

  1. a dance move which involves the dancer's hands around the knees and bouncing the back repeatedly up and down

Derived terms

  • mag-otso-otso
  • pag-otso-otso
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