sikote

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish chicote (whip).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sikote (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜓᜆᜒ)

  1. severe admonishment; beat; strike
    Synonym: hampas

Further reading

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  • Lopez, Cecilio (1965) “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua[1], volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN
  • Quilid, Antonio (1992) La lengua española en cuatro mundos, Madrid, Spain: Editorial MAPFRE, page 157