tiririt

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiɾiˈɾit/ [t̪ɪ.ɾɪˈɾɪt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: ti‧ri‧rit

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

tirirít (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. chirp (of birds)
  2. (sports, billiards, pool) bridge (used to support a player's cue for extended or tedious shots)
See also

Etymology 2

Blend of tira +‎ hithit,[1] influenced by above.

Noun

tirirít (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. (slang) marijuana; cannabis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marihuwana

References

  1. ^ Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

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