siyete pekados

Tagalog

Etymology

Ellipsis of Spanish siete pecados capitales (literally “seven capital sins”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˌete peˈkados/ [ˌʃɛː.t̪ɛ pɛˈxaː.d̪os]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /siˌete peˈkados/ [ˌsjɛː.t̪ɛ pɛˈxaː.d̪os]
• Rhymes: -ados
• Syllabification: si‧ye‧te pe‧ka‧dos

Noun

siyete pekados (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜆᜒ ᜉᜒᜃᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

1. (Catholicism) seven deadly sins

   Synonyms: pitong nakamamatay na kasalanan, pitong punong kasalanan, pitong kasalanang mortal

2. (fishing) a type of small net to catch fish
3. (gay slang) gossipmonger

   Synonyms: tsismoso, tsismosa

See also

• siyete

 

Further reading

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