piyus

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pyus — superseded, pre-2007

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piˈus/ [ˈpjus]
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: pi‧yus

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English fuse, from Italian fuso and French fusée, from Latin fūsus (“spindle”).

Noun

piyús (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

1. fuse (cord)

   Synonym: mitsa

2. fuse (device igniting charge)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English fuse, back-formation of fusion, from Middle French fusion, from Latin fūsiōnem.

Noun

piyús (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔) (electrical engineering)

1. fuse (device preventing overloading of a circuit)

   Synonym: pusible