prostityut

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English prostitute, from Latin prōstitūtus. Doublet of prostituta.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpɾostitjut/ [ˌpɾos.t̪ɪtˈt͡ʃut̪̚]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈpɾostitjut/ [ˌpɾos.t̪ɪt̪ˈjut̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ostitjut
  • Syllabification: pros‧tit‧yut

Noun

próstityút (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜆ᜔ᜌᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. prostitute
    Synonyms: puta, prostituta, (slang, derogatory) pokpok, (Batangas) pagerper
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