buskapiye

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish buscapiés (literally “foot-seekers”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /buskapiˈe/, [bʊs.kɐˈpjɛ]
  • Hyphenation: bus‧ka‧pi‧ye

Noun[edit]

buskapiyé (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜐ᜔ᜃᜉᜒᜌᜒ)

  1. firecracker that skips along the ground seeming to follow someone's feet when ignited

Further reading[edit]

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