pilipit

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /piˈlipit/ [pɪˈliː.pɪt] (“act of twisting”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -ipit
  • IPA^(key): /piliˈpit/ [pɪ.lɪˈpit] (“pilipit; spiral; helix”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: pi‧li‧pit

Noun

pilipit (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

1. act of twisting or wresting

   Synonym: palipit

Derived terms

• ipilipit
• magkapilipit
• magpilipit
• mapilipit
• pagpilipit
• pilipitin
• pumulipit

 

See also

• pulupot

 

Noun

pilipít (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

1. pilipit (deep-fried twisted doughnut)

Adjective

pilipít (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

1. spiral

   Synonyms: balisungsong, espiral, ispayral

2. (neologism) helix

See also

• elise
• kilikir

 

Further reading

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