pitsipitsi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pichi-pichi
• pitsi-pitsi

Etymology

Reduplication of Mapudungun pichi (“small”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌpit͡ʃiˈpit͡ʃi/ [ˌpiː.t͡ʃɪˈpiː.t͡ʃɪ]
• Rhymes: -it͡ʃi
• Syllabification: pit‧si‧pit‧si

Noun

pítsipítsi (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. pichi-pichi (dessert made from steamed cassava flour balls mixed with sugar and lye)
2. trivial things

See also

• palitaw
• putsu-putsu

 

Further reading

• “pitsipitsi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.