echosera

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• echusera
• etsosera, etsusera

Etymology

From gay slang echos (“joke; lie; made-up thing”) +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔet͡ʃoˈseɾa/ [ʔɛ.t͡ʃoˈsɛː.ɾɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔetsoˈseɾa/ [ʔɛt̪.soˈsɛː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: e‧cho‧se‧ra

Noun

echosera (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜐᜒᜇ)

1. (gay slang) joker; liar; fabricator

   Synonym: kiyemedora

See also

• loko
• sinungaling

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN