kalatsutsi

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish cacalosúchil, from a Nahuan language; cf. cācālōxōchitl, equivalent to cācālōtl (“crow”) +‎ xōchitl (“flower”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧tsu‧tsi

Noun

kalatsutsi

1. frangipani; any member of the genus Plumeria

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kalachuchi
• kalasutsi
• kalacuci

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacalosúchil, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl cācālōxōchitl, equivalent to cācālōtl (“crow”) +‎ xōchitl (“flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalaˈt͡ʃut͡ʃiʔ/, [kɐ.lɐˈt͡ʃu.t͡ʃɪʔ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧tsu‧tsi

Noun

kalatsutsì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. frangipani; Plumeria

Derived terms

• kalatsutsing puti

Descendants

• English: calachuchi