misis

See also: Misis and mísíš

Cebuano

Etymology

From pronunciation spelling of English Mrs.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mi‧sis
• IPA^(key): /ˈmisis/ [ˈmi.s̪ɪs̪]

Noun

misis

1. Mrs
2. (colloquial) wife

References

• John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎^[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Spanish

Etymology

From pronunciation spelling of English Mrs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmisis/ [ˈmi.sis]
• Rhymes: -isis
• Syllabification: mi‧sis

Noun

misis f (plural misis)

1. (Equatorial Guinea) white woman

Further reading

• “misis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

From pronunciation spelling of English Mrs.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmisis/ [ˈmiː.sɪs]
• Rhymes: -isis
• Syllabification: mi‧sis

Noun

misis (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔)

1. (capitalized) Mrs

   Synonym: Ginang

2. (colloquial) wife

   Synonyms: asawa, maybahay, esposa

See also

• mister

 

Further reading

• “misis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “misis”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024