tsatu

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Spanish chato (“flat”), from Vulgar Latin *plattus (“flattened”), from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús). Possible doublet of plata, plato, and tsata.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈtuʔ/ [t͡ʃɐˈt̪uʔ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tsaˈtuʔ/ [t͡sɐˈt̪uʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uʔ
  • Syllabification: tsa‧tu

Noun

tsatû (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜆᜓ)

  1. a very short haircut that is also short on top similar to a southside fade cut

See also

Further reading

  • “tsatu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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