deretso

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Alternative forms

• diretso

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish derecho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈɾet͡ʃo/, [d̪eˈɾe.t͡ʃo]
• IPA^(key): /deˈɾetso/, [d̪eˈɾet.so]
• Hyphenation: de‧re‧tso

Adjective

derétso (Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜍᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. direct, straightforward
2. frank

   Synonym: pranka

3. (rare) straight (not bent, crooked)

   Synonym: matanos

Adverb

derétso (Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜍᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. straight ahead

Derived terms

• dere-deretso
• deretsohon
• magderetso

 

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish derecho.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: de‧ret‧so

Adjective

deretso

1. direct; straightforward; sincere
2. straight

Adverb

deretso

1. straight

Verb

deretso

1. to go past someone or something
2. to proceed immediately
3. to go straight ahead or on

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• diretso
• derecho — colloquial

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish derecho, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of direkta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /deˈɾet͡ʃo/ [dɛˈɾɛ.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -et͡ʃo
• Syllabification: de‧ret‧so

Adjective

deretso (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. direct; straight

   Synonym: tuwiran

2. continuous

   Synonym: tuloy-tuloy

3. without curves; straight

   Synonym: matuwid

4. upright; set up vertically

   Synonym: tuwid

Derived terms

• deretsuhan
• deretsuhin
• dumeretso

 

Noun

deretso (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. right (something due to a person)

   Synonym: karapatan

2. law (profession)

   Synonym: abogasya

3. justice

   Synonym: katarungan

4. tax; duty

   Synonyms: buwis, deretsos, butaw

Related terms

• deretsa
• deretsos

 

Further reading

• “deretso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018