tsapsuy
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English chop suey, from Cantonese 雜碎/杂碎 (zaap6 seoi3). Compare Cebuano tsapsoy.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tsapsúy (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜉ᜔ᜐᜓᜌ᜔)
- chop suey
- Synonym: lutong makaw
- (slang) ugly face
See also edit
References edit
- “tsapsuy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 66
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 33