sityo

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• sitiyo, sitio

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sitio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsitjo/ [ˈsit.jo]
• IPA^(key): /ˈsitjo/ [ˈsi.t͡ʃo]
• Hyphenation: sit‧yo

Noun

sítyo (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. site
2. location, place

   Synonym: lugar

3. division of a barrio

   Synonym: purok

See also

• barangay
• distrito

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sitio (“place”), from Latin situs.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sit‧yo
• IPA^(key): /ˈsitjo/ [ˈs̪it̪.jo]

Noun

sítyo (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. a small village or a group of houses under a barangay; a hamlet

   Synonym: binaboy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sitio

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sitio, from Latin situs.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsitjo/ [ˈsiː.t͡ʃo]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈsitjo/ [ˈsit̪.jo]
• Rhymes: -itjo
• Syllabification: sit‧yo

Noun

sityo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. site; place; location

   Synonyms: lugar, pook, dako

2. small barrio with few inhabitants
3. district; portion of a village or barrio

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• tisoy