Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic.

Noun

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tirirít (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. chirp (of birds)
  2. (sports, billiards, pool) bridge (used to support a player's cue for extended or tedious shots)
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Etymology 2

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Blend of tira +‎ hithit,[1] influenced by above.

Noun

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tirirít (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. (slang) marijuana; cannabis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marihuwana

References

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  1. ^ Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • tiririt”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018