tsapsuy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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 palatal assimilation) /tsapˈsuj/ [t͡sɐpˈsuɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -uj
  • Syllabification: tsap‧suy

Noun

tsapsúy (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜉ᜔ᜐᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. chop suey
    Synonym: lutong makaw
  2. (slang) ugly face

See also

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
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