tsapsuy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English chop suey, from Cantonese 雜碎 (zaap⁶ seoi³). Compare Cebuano tsapsoy.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: tsap‧suy
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃapˈsuj/, [t͡ʃɐpˈsuɪ̯]

Noun

tsapsúy

  1. chop suey
    Synonym: lutong makaw
  2. (slang) ugly face

References
  • “tsapsuy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language‎, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 127
  • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 33
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