tsiko

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiko/ [ˈt͡ʃi.xo]
• Rhymes: -iko
• Syllabification: tsi‧ko

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish chicozapote (through a regional abbreviation), from Classical Nahuatl xicotzapotl.

Alternative forms

• siko
• chico, chiko

Noun

tsiko (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜓ)

1. sapodilla; Manilkara zapota (tree and fruit)

   Synonym: sapodilya

   • 1916, Patnubay ng̃ bayan, Volume 2, Issue 13:

     Para sa kagaling̃an ng̃ bayan, ay dapat magtanim ng̃ mg̃a punòng kahoy, gaya ng̃ mangga, niyog, sinigwelas, tsiko, at akasiya, sa mg̃a gilid ng̃ daán, upang may mapang̃anlung̃an sa init ng̃ araw ang mg̃a naglalakád, lalònglalò na ang mg̃a batàng papasok sa paaralan.

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Derived terms

• amoy-tsiko

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish chico (“boy; kid”).

Noun

tsiko (feminine tsika, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜓ)

1. little boy
2. friend

   Synonyms: kaibigan, katoto

Related terms

• tsikiting
• tsikito