sitsirya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tsitsirya
• chichirya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chuchería. Doublet of tsutseriya and tsutseriyas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈt͡ʃiɾja/ [sɪˈt͡ʃiɾ.jɐ], /sit͡ʃiɾˈja/ [sɪ.t͡ʃɪɾˈja]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /sitˈsiɾja/ [sɪt̪ˈsiɾ.jɐ], (no yod coalescence) /sitsiɾˈja/ [sɪt̪.sɪɾˈja]
• Rhymes: -iɾja, -a
• Syllabification: sit‧sir‧ya

Noun

sitsirya or sitsiryá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. junk food; finger food (especially packaged snacks)

   Synonym: kutkutin

References

• “sitsirya” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “sitsirya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018