See also: sālīsi

Cebuano edit

Noun edit

salisi

  1. drizzle

Verb edit

salisi

  1. drizzle (to rain lightly)

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Tagalog edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: sa‧li‧si
  • IPA(key): /saliˈsi/, [sɐ.lɪˈsi]

Adjective edit

salisí (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜐᜒ)

  1. taking each other's turn alternately
    Synonyms: halili, palitan
  2. placed or arranged alternately
  3. alternate; occurring by turns
  4. in opposite directions

Noun edit

salisí (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜐᜒ)

  1. arrival of a person at a certain place after someone being looked for has left
  2. acting, happening, or doing by turns
    Synonyms: halili, paghahalili
  3. arranging alternately
    Synonyms: salitan, pagkakasalit-salit
  4. (colloquial) person who steals surreptitiously (especially those part of a group with a modus operandi)
    • 1992, Soledad S. Reyes, Katha, →ISBN:
      74 "Mga kasamahan naming durog," ani Tibong, "minsan nalulunod na lang sa ilog sa may Feati." Saka nagkuwento siya kung ... 'Yun namang mga nagtitinda ng supot, salisi boys, sasalisihan ka't pagnanakawan." Wala kang ligtas. Dati'y ...
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    • 1989, The Diliman Review:
      papeles - n. panlahatang ta- wag sa mga rekisitos na porm ng esteytment at kompleynt na ipinapayl sa estasyon at/o ... nariyan ang Bukas-Kotse, Dugu-dugo na tumatawag sa telepono, ang Salisi na grupo ng mga efdo at ang Laglag- Barya.
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