golden suso

Tagalog

Etymology

From English golden +‎ suso (“snail”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌɡolden suˈsoʔ/ [ˌɡol.d̪ɛn̪ sʊˈsoʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: gol‧den su‧so

Noun

golden susô (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ ᜐᜓᜐᜓ)

1. golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) (a type of a large snail with golden and pink shell, and was spread for production of food during the Marcos regime.)

   Synonym: golden kuhol

Further reading

• “golden suso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• G. M. A. News (2022 December 22 (last accessed)) “Masagana 99, Nutribun, and Imelda's 'edifice complex' of hospitals”, in GMA News Online‎^[1]