otso-otso

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of otso (“eight”). Popularized through the song of the same title by Bayani Agbayani in early 2000s.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔot͡ʃo ˈʔot͡ʃo/ [ˌʔoː.t͡ʃo ˈʔoː.t͡ʃo]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˌʔotso ˈʔotso/ [ˌʔot̪.so ˈʔot̪.so]
• Rhymes: -ot͡ʃo, (no yod coalescence) -otso
• Syllabification: ot‧so-ot‧so

Noun

otso-otso (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜂᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. (dance) a dance move which involves the dancer's hands around the knees and bouncing the back repeatedly up and down

Derived terms

• mag-otso-otso
• pag-otso-otso