kutsaba

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kontsaba, kuntsaba — common

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish conchabar (“plot with”), from Latin conclāvāre (“nail together”), con- (“with”) + clāvāre (“nail”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈt͡ʃaba/ [kʊˈt͡ʃaː.bɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /kutˈsaba/ [kʊt̪ˈsaː.bɐ]
• Rhymes: -aba
• Syllabification: kut‧sa‧ba

Noun

kutsaba (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜊ)

1. act of conspiring with someone

   Synonyms: sabwat, sapakat

Derived terms

• kakutsaba
• kinutsaba
• kutsabahan
• kutsabahin
• magkakutsaba
• magkutsaba
• makipagkutsaba
• makutsaba

 

Related terms

• klabo

 

See also

• alyado
• kampi
• sama

 

References

• “kutsaba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018