siyete pekados

Tagalog

Etymology

Ellipsis of Spanish siete pecados capitales (literally “seven capital sins”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˌete peˈkados/ [ˌʃɛː.t̪ɛ pɛˈxaː.d̪os]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /siˌete peˈkados/ [ˌsjɛː.t̪ɛ pɛˈxaː.d̪os]
  • Rhymes: -ados
  • Syllabification: si‧ye‧te pe‧ka‧dos

Noun

siyete pekados (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ ᜉᜒᜃᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. (Catholicism) seven deadly sins
    Synonyms: pitong nakamamatay na kasalanan, pitong punong kasalanan, pitong kasalanang mortal
  2. (fishing) a type of small net to catch fish
  3. (gay slang) gossipmonger
    Synonyms: tsismoso, tsismosa

See also

Further reading

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