patutsada

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish patochada (“piece of nonsense; whopper; blunder”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /patuˈt͡ʃada/ [pɐ.t̪ʊˈt͡ʃaː.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: pa‧tut‧sa‧da

Noun

patutsada (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜇ) (slang)

1. insinuation

   Synonyms: parinig, patama, pasaring

   • 2015, ABS-CBN, “Duterte, Binuweltahan ang Patutsada ni Leni Robredo”, in ABS-CBN News‎^[1]:

     Duterte, Binuweltahan ang Patutsada ni Leni Robredo

     Duterte answered back on Leni Robredo's insinuating statement.

Further reading

• “patutsada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 449