sikote

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chicote (“whip”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈkote/ [sɪˈxoː.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: si‧ko‧te

Noun

sikote (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜓᜆᜒ)

1. severe admonishment; beat; strike

   Synonym: hampas

Further reading

• Lopez, Cecilio (1965) “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua‎^[1], volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN
• Quilid, Antonio (1992) La lengua española en cuatro mundos, Madrid, Spain: Editorial MAPFRE, page 157