tsapsuy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sapsuy, sapsoy
• tsapsoy
• chop suy

Etymology

Borrowed from English chop suey, from Cantonese 雜碎／杂碎 (zaap⁶ seoi³). Compare Cebuano tsapsoy.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapˈsuj/ [t͡ʃɐpˈsuɪ̯]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /tsapˈsuj/ [t̪sɐpˈsuɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -uj
• Syllabification: tsap‧suy

Noun

tsapsúy (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜉ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜂᜌ᜔)

1. chop suey

   Synonym: lutong makaw

2. (slang) ugly face

See also

• batsoy

 

References

• “tsapsuy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 66
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 33