birong-totoo

Tagalog

Etymology

From biro +‎ totoo, literally “true joke”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌbiɾoŋ totoˈʔo/ [ˌbiː.ɾon̪ t̪o.t̪oˈʔo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: bi‧rong-to‧to‧o

Noun

birong-totoó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜂ)

1. (idiomatic) truthful statement told in a form of a joke