kutsay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 韭菜 (kú-chhài, “garlic chives”).

Noun

kutsáy

  1. garlic chives; Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum)

Further reading
  • “kutsay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
  • Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics‎ (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 136
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