tsitsa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chicha (“meat”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃiː.t͡ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsitsa/ [ˈt͡sit̪.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -it͡ʃa, (no palatal assimilation) -itsa
  • Syllabification: tsit‧sa

Interjection

tsitsa (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ) (slang)

  1. let's eat!
    Synonyms: kain, (slang) tsibog

Noun

tsitsa (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ) (slang)

  1. food
    Synonyms: pagkain, tsibog, (slang) enka, (slang) hatset
  2. act of eating
    Synonyms: kain, (slang) tsibog

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 147
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