butsi

Cebuano

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 麻糍 (môa-chî) or a similar cognate, or Spanish buche (“mouthful”). Compare Tagalog butse (“Jian dui”), Tagalog matse (“Mache”), Cebuano masi (“Masi”), Kapampangan motsi (“Moche”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: but‧si

Noun

butsi

1. Jian dui; sesame ball; a type of fried pastry, made from glutinous rice flour, with a sesame seed coating and a black bean paste filling

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Possibly from Hokkien 麻糍 (môa-chî) or a similar cognate. Compare Cebuano butsi (“jian dui”). See also Tagalog matse (“mache”), Kapampangan motsi (“moche”), Cebuano masi (“masi”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈt͡ʃi/ [bʊˈt͡ʃi], /ˈbut͡ʃi/ [ˈbuː.t͡ʃɪ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /butˈsi/ [bʊt̪ˈsi], (no yod coalescence) /ˈbutsi/ [ˈbut̪.sɪ]
• Rhymes: -i, -ut͡ʃi, (no yod coalescence) -utsi
• Syllabification: but‧si

Noun

butsí or butsi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. jian dui; sesame ball

   Synonym: butse-butse

   • 1959, Lope K. Santos, Banag at Sikat‎^[1], page 2:

     ... sanggol sa harap ng kalán na pinaglulutuan niya ng mga butsi at maruyà ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2002, Abdon M. Balde Jr., Sa kagubatan ng isang lungsod‎^[2], page 112:

     Alam n'yo , dito sa amin ay kinakain ang butsi.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2008, Laura L. Samson, Jovenal D. Velasco, Philippine Educational Theater Association, A Continuing Narrative on Philippine Theater: The Story of PETA: Philippine Educational Theater Association‎^[3], page 45:

     Para namang butsi pala 'yon na may asukal. Ano ba ito, butsi lang ito. Of course, the chocolate was good.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Alternative forms

• buchi, butchi
• butse

See also

• binangkal

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈt͡ʃi/ [bʊˈt͡ʃi]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /butˈsi/ [bʊt̪ˈsi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: but‧si

Noun

butsí (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. Alternative form of butse: crop; craw (of fowl)

Further reading

• “butsi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “butse”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018