pitsipitsi

• pichi-pichi
• pitsi-pitsi

Possibly from Mapudungun pichipichi (“insignificant”), reduplication of pichi (“small”). Compare Cebuano pitsipitsi (“miscellaneous; triviality”). See also Japanese ぴちぴち (pichipichi, “active; lively; youthful”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌpit͡ʃiˈpit͡ʃi/ [ˌpiː.t͡ʃɪˈpiː.t͡ʃɪ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌpitsiˈpitsi/ [ˌpit̪.sɪˈpit̪.sɪ]
• Rhymes: -it͡ʃi, (no palatal assimilation) -itsi
• Syllabification: pit‧si‧pit‧si

pítsipítsi (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. pichi-pichi (dessert made from steamed cassava flour balls mixed with sugar and lye)
2. trivial things

• “pitsipitsi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.