tisay

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See also: Tisay

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mestisa +‎ -y.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ti‧say

Adjective[edit]

tisáy

  1. (slang) feminine of tisoy

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tisay.

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mestisa +‎ -y.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tisáy (masculine tisoy, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜐᜌ᜔)

  1. (slang) feminine of tisoy
    Synonym: mestisa

Noun[edit]

tisáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜐᜌ᜔)

  1. (slang) female equivalent of tisoy: female mestizo (especially of a Spanish or Caucasian mix)
    Synonym: mestisa
  2. (slang, by extension) female equivalent of tisoy: fair-skinned female (with a Spanish or Caucasian mix)

Further reading[edit]

  • “tisay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
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