dibdib
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Austronesian *dəbdəb. Compare Northern Catanduanes Bicolano dubdob, Brooke's Point Palawano debdeb, Maranao rareb, Maguindanao ladeb / laleb, and Pazeh zebezep.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dibdíb (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔)
- (anatomy) chest
- (anatomy) breast
- Synonym: suso
- breast (of fowl)
- Synonym: pitso
- (by extension) heart
- Synonym: puso
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “dibdib”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018