karantso

Tagalog

Etymology

From ka +‎ rantso (“large hut; food ration”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈɾant͡ʃo/ [kɐˈɾan̪.t͡ʃo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /kaˈɾantso/ [kɐˈɾan̪.t͡so]
  • Rhymes: -ant͡ʃo, (no palatal assimilation) -antso
  • Syllabification: ka‧ran‧tso

Noun

karantso (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

  1. (slang) gangmate
  2. (slang) partner (esp. in crime)
    Synonyms: kaibigan, kasama, pare
  3. (prison slang) jailmate
    Synonym: kakosa

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “karantso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

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