pusoy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• posoy

Etymology

Ellipsis of pusoy dos. The word itself is likely a compound of puso +‎ Spanish y.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puˈsoj/ [pʊˈsoɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -oj
• Syllabification: pu‧soy

Noun

pusóy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜌ᜔)

1. (card games) Short for pusoy dos.

   Synonyms: chikicha, sikitcha

Derived terms

• napusoy
• pupusuyin

 

Further reading

• “PUSOY” in Tagalog-English Dictionary, TAGALOG LANG, 2007.
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 116

Anagrams

• puyos