tsitsirya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish chuchería. Doublet of tsutseriya and tsutseriyas.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃiɾja/ [t͡ʃɪtˈt͡ʃiɾ.jɐ], /t͡ʃit͡ʃiɾˈja/ [t͡ʃɪt.t͡ʃɪɾˈja]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tsitˈsiɾja/ [t͡sɪt̪ˈsiɾ.jɐ], (no palatal assimilation) /tsitsiɾˈja/ [t͡sɪt̪.sɪɾˈja]
  • Rhymes: -iɾja, -a
  • Syllabification: tsit‧sir‧ya

Noun

tsitsirya or tsitsiryá (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

  1. junk food; finger food (especially packaged snacks)
    Synonym: kutkutin

References

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