kalatsutsi

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish cacalosúchil, from a Nahuan language; cf. cācālōxōchitl, equivalent to cācālōtl (“crow”) +‎ xōchitl (“flower”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧tsu‧tsi

Noun

kalatsutsi

1. frangipani; any member of the genus Plumeria

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• calasusi — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kalacuci
• kalachuchi
• kalasutsi
• kalasusi

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacalosúchil, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl cācālōxōchitl, equivalent to cācālōtl (“crow”) +‎ xōchitl (“flower”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kalaˈt͡ʃut͡ʃiʔ/ [kɐ.lɐˈt͡ʃuː.t͡ʃɪʔ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /kalatˈsutsiʔ/ [kɐ.lɐt̪ˈsut̪.sɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -ut͡ʃiʔ, (no yod coalescence) -utsiʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧lat‧sut‧si

Noun

kalatsutsì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. frangipani; Plumeria

Derived terms

• kalatsutsing puti

Descendants

• English: calachuchi