tsitsa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• chicha

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chicha (“meat”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃiː.t͡ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtsitsa/ [ˈt͡sit̪.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -it͡ʃa, (no yod coalescence) -itsa
• Syllabification: tsit‧sa

Interjection

tsitsa (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ) (slang)

1. let's eat!

   Synonyms: kain, (slang) tsibog

Noun

tsitsa (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ) (slang)

1. food

   Synonyms: pagkain, tsibog, (slang) enka, (slang) hatset

2. act of eating

   Synonyms: kain, (slang) tsibog

Derived terms

• hatset