pusoy
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- posoy
Etymology
Ellipsis of pusoy dos. The word itself is likely a compound of puso + Spanish y.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /puˈsoj/ [pʊˈsoɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -oj
- Syllabification: pu‧soy
Noun
pusóy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜌ᜔)
- (card games) short for pusoy dos
- Synonyms: chikicha, sikitcha
Derived terms
- napusoy
- pupusuyin
See also
- pusoy way
Further reading
- “PUSOY” in Tagalog-English Dictionary, TAGALOG LANG, 2007.
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 116