otso-otso

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of otso (“eight”). Popularized through the song of the same title by Bayani Agbayani in early 2000s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʔot͡ʃo ˈʔot͡ʃo/, [ˌʔo.t͡ʃo ˈʔo.t͡ʃo]
  • Hyphenation: ot‧so-ot‧so

Noun

otso-otso (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜂᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

  1. (dance) a dance move which involves the dancer's hands around the knees and bouncing the back repeatedly up and down

Derived terms
  • mag-otso-otso
  • pag-otso-otso
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