bisisto

Tagalog

Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish bisiesto, from Old Spanish bissiesto, from Latin bisextus (“intercalary day”). Doublet of bisiyesto.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bisisˈto/ [bɪ.sɪsˈto]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: bi‧sis‧to

Adjective

bisistó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ) (obsolete)

1. Alternative form of bisiyesto

Noun

bisistó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ) (obsolete)

1. Alternative form of bisiyesto
2. vegetables which fail to mature due to unfavorable climate conditions

References

• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1889) Diccionario Hispano-tagálog‎^[1], Manila, page 91: “BISIESTO.”.
• Lopez, Cecilio (1965) “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua‎^[2], volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 467–504