letse
See also: Letse
Cebuano
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish leche (“milk”), as in from Spanish me cago en la leche (“I shit in the milk”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editletse
Interjection
editletse
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish leche (“milk; semen”), from Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac. The derogatory sense is related to the Spanish me cago en la leche.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlet͡ʃe/ [ˈlɛː.t͡ʃɛ]
- Rhymes: -et͡ʃe
- Syllabification: let‧se
Interjection
editletse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- (vulgar, derogatory) exclamation of displeasure, disgust, or anger: shit!; damn!
- Synonym: gago
Derived terms
editAdjective
editletse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- (vulgar, derogatory) generic intensifier: damn; bloody; fucking
- Synonym: gago
- Ano ba itong lecheng pag-ibig na 'to!
- What is this damn love?
- (literally, “What is this (shitty) milk of a love?”)
- suckling (of a pig)
Noun
editletse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- (vulgar, derogatory) jerk; bastard
- Synonym: gago
- milk (only used in certain expressions)
- Synonym: gatas
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “letse”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tocharian B
editNoun
editletse m
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