ditso

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdit͡ʃo/ [ˈd̪iː.t͡ʃo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈditso/ [ˈd̪it̪.so]
  • Rhymes: -it͡ʃo, (no palatal assimilation) -itso
  • Syllabification: dit‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish dicho, from Latin dictus, dictum.

Noun

ditso (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

  1. proverb
    Synonyms: kasabihan, salawikain, bukambibig
  2. rumor; gossip
    Synonyms: tsismis, bulong-bulungan, daldal, diga
  3. (literature) line of an actor in a comedy
    Synonym: linya

Etymology 2

Clipping of jujitsu, from Japanese 柔術(じゅうじゅつ) (jūjutsu).

Noun

ditso (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

  1. alternative form of jujitsu

Further reading

  • “ditso”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “ditso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 208
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