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pitsipitsi

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Reduplication of Mapudungun pichi (“small”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpit͡ʃiˈpit͡ʃi/ [ˌpiː.t͡ʃɪˈpiː.t͡ʃɪ]
    • IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˌpitsiˈpitsi/ [ˌpit̪.sɪˈpit̪.sɪ]
  • Rhymes: -it͡ʃi, (no yod coalescence) -itsi
  • Syllabification: pit‧si‧pit‧si

Noun

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pítsipítsi (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. pichi-pichi (dessert made from steamed cassava flour balls mixed with sugar and lye)
  2. trivial things

See also

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Further reading

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