kitse

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kitsi

Etymology

From Chinese according to Panganiban (1973) and Santos (1978), possibly Hokkien 汽水 (khì-chúi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˈt͡ʃe/ [kɪˈt͡ʃɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /kitˈse/ [kɪt̪ˈsɛ]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: kit‧se

Noun

kitsé (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. lead washer (for roof nails)
2. (now dialectal, Batangas, Marinduque) bottlecap

   Synonyms: tansan, takip-tansan

References

• “kitse”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 382
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 293