botsa

From Common Bantu *-bʊ́ʊdia.

botsa

1. to ask

• botcha

Possibly from Hokkien 無食 / 无食 (bô chia̍h, literally “did not eat”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbot͡ʃaʔ/ [ˈboː.t͡ʃɐʔ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈbotsaʔ/ [ˈbot̪.sɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ot͡ʃaʔ, (no palatal assimilation) -otsaʔ
• Syllabification: bot‧sa

botsà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ) (colloquial)

1. double-dead meat

   Synonym: dobol ded

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

• botas

From Common Bantu *-bʊ́ʊdia.

botsa

1. to ask