kuratsa

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Alternative forms

• kukaratsa, kukuratsa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cucaracha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾat͡ʃa/ [kuˈɾa.t͡ʃa]
• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾatsa/ [kuˈɾa.t͡sa]
• Hyphenation: ku‧ra‧tsa

Noun

kurátsa (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜍᜆ᜔ᜐ)

1. cockroach

   Synonym: ipis

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guaracha.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧rat‧sa
• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾatsa/ [kʊˈɾ̪a.t͡sɐ]

Noun

kuratsa

1. a spanner crab (Ranina ranina)
2. a traditional courtship dance
3. a money dance

Tagalog

Etymology

Contraction of Mexican Spanish cucaracha (“a type of folk dance”). Doublet of kukaratsa. See also English cucaracha (“a Mexican ballroom and nightclub dance”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈɾat͡ʃa/ [kʊˈɾaː.t͡ʃɐ], /kuɾaˈt͡ʃa/ [kʊ.ɾɐˈt͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃa, -a
• Syllabification: ku‧rat‧sa

Noun

kuratsa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜆ᜔ᜐ)

1. folk music and dance, especially popular in Samar

   Synonym: (Batangas) subli

Further reading

• “kuratsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 103