patutsada

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish patochada (piece of nonsense; whopper; blunder).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /patuˈt͡ʃada/ [pɐ.t̪ʊtˈt͡ʃaː.d̪ɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /patutˈsada/ [pɐ.t̪ʊt̪ˈsaː.d̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: pa‧tut‧sa‧da

Noun

patutsada (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜇ) (slang)

  1. insinuation
    Synonyms: parinig, patama, pasaring
    • 2015, ABS-CBN, “Duterte, Binuweltahan ang Patutsada ni Leni Robredo”, in ABS-CBN News[1]:
      Duterte, Binuweltahan ang Patutsada ni Leni Robredo
      Duterte answered back on Leni Robredo's insinuating statement.

Further reading

  • patutsada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 449