letse
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See also: Letse
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish leche (“milk”), as in from Spanish me cago en la leche (“I shit in the milk”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
letse
Interjection[edit]
letse
- (vulgar, offensive) Used as intensifier, similar to shit!
- (vulgar) damn you
- (only in the phrase) letseng yawa.
- Damn you, devil.
- (only in the phrase)
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish leche (“milk; semen”), from Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac. The derogatory sense is related to the Spanish me cago en la leche.
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
letse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- (vulgar, derogatory) exclamation of displeasure, disgust, or anger: shit!; damn!
- Synonym: gago
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
letse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- (vulgar, derogatory) generic intensifier: damn; bloody; fucking
- Synonym: gago
- Ano ba itong lecheng pag-ibig na 'to!
- What is this damn love?
- (literally, “What is this (shitty) milk of a love?”)
- suckling (of a pig)
Noun[edit]
letse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- (vulgar, derogatory) jerk; bastard
- Synonym: gago
- milk (only used in certain expressions)
- Synonym: gatas
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “letse”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tocharian B[edit]
Noun[edit]
letse m
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