hatset

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hachet, hatchet
• hachit, hatsit, hatchit

Etymology

Backslang of tsitsa (“food”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhat͡ʃet/ [ˈhaː.t͡ʃɛt̪̚]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈhatset/ [ˈhat̪.sɛt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃet, (no yod coalescence) -atset
• Syllabification: hat‧set

Noun

hatset (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔) (back slang)

1. food

   Synonyms: pagkain, (slang) tsitsa

2. party

   Synonyms: handaan, kainan

Further reading

• “hatset”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 56