tsireta

Tagalog

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish chireta, possibly chira (“rag”) + -eta (“little”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: tsi‧re‧ta
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈɾeta/, [t͡ʃɪˈɾe.tɐ]

Noun

tsireta (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜆ)

  1. (obsolete) coconut shell
    Synonym: bao

See also

Further reading
  • Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario Tagalog-Hispano‎, Islas Filipinas
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