tisoy
Cebuano
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
edittisóy
- (slang) mestizo; biracial; multiracial, mixed-race
- Synonym: mestiso
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom a clipping of mestiso + -y.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiˈsoj/ [t̪ɪˈsoɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -oj
- Syllabification: ti‧soy
Adjective
edittisóy (feminine tisay, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜐᜓᜌ᜔)
- (slang) mestizo; biracial; mixed-race (especially of a Spanish or Caucasian mix)
- Synonym: mestiso
- (slang, by extension) fair-skinned
Noun
edittisóy (feminine tisay, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜐᜓᜌ᜔)
- (slang) mestizo (especially of a Spanish or Caucasian mix)
- Synonym: mestiso
- (slang, by extension) fair-skinned male (with a Spanish or Caucasian mix)
Further reading
edit- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
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- Tagalog 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/oj
- Rhymes:Tagalog/oj/2 syllables
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