tsireta

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Philippine Spanish chireta, possibly chira (“rag”) + -eta (“little”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈɾeta/, [t͡ʃɪˈɾɛ.tɐ]
  • Hyphenation: tsi‧re‧ta

Noun[edit]

tsireta (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜆ) (obsolete)

  1. coconut shell
    Synonym: bao

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano‎[1], Ateneo de Manila.
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 613
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