kitse

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Chinese according to Panganiban (1973) and Santos (1978), possibly Hokkien 汽水 (khì-chúi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kitsé (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. lead washer (for roof nails)
  2. (now dialectal, Batangas, Marinduque) bottlecap
    Synonyms: tansan, takip-tansan

References

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  • kitse”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 382
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 293