pitsipitsi
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Reduplication of Mapudungun pichi (“small”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpit͡ʃiˈpit͡ʃi/ [ˌpi.t͡ʃɪˈpi.t͡ʃɪ]
- Rhymes: -it͡ʃi
- Syllabification: pit‧si‧pit‧si
Noun edit
pítsipítsi (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- pichi-pichi (dessert made from steamed cassava flour balls mixed with sugar and lye)
- trivial things
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “pitsipitsi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.