langgotse

Tagalog

Etymology

A corruption of Mexican Spanish guangoche (“burlap”). However, Panganiban (1973) says this is from Chinese instead.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laŋˈɡot͡ʃe/ [lɐŋˈɡoː.t͡ʃɛ]
• Rhymes: -ot͡ʃe
• Syllabification: lang‧got‧se

Noun

langgotse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. jute fiber
2. jute sack

See also

• kustal
• lona
• sako

 

Further reading

• “langgotse”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 610
• Lopez, Cecilio (1965) “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua‎^[1], volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN