suso

See also: Suso and sus'ô

Alangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

suso

1. (anatomy) breast; teat; udder

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Indonesian susu, Tagalog suso, Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.

Noun

suso

1. (anatomy) breast; teat; udder

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• susu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Indonesian susu, Tagalog suso, Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuso/ [ˈsu.so]
• Hyphenation: su‧so

Noun

súsó (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜐᜓ) (anatomy)

1. breast; teat

   Synonyms: mimi, dudo, daghan

2. udder

   Synonym: tanghas

Derived terms

• magsuso
• pasuso
• susohan
• susohon

See also

• utong

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuʔsoʔ/ [ˈsuʔ.soʔ]
• Hyphenation: su‧so

Noun

sûsô (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜐᜓ)

1. insertion
2. manner of pushing through
3. snuggle; nestle

Derived terms

• isuso
• magsuso
• susuan

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈsoʔ/ [suˈsoʔ]
• Hyphenation: su‧so

Noun

susô (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜐᜓ)

1. shellfish

   Synonym: balat

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.zo/
• Rhymes: -uzo
• Hyphenation: sù‧so

Adverb

suso (archaic)

1. alternative form of su

References

• suso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Japanese

Romanization

suso

1. Rōmaji transcription of すそ

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sūsum.

Adverb

suso

1. up

   Antonym: juso

References

• Rocco, Emmanuele (1882), “suso”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano‎^[1]

Northern Catanduanes Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Indonesian susu, Tagalog suso, Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.

Noun

suso

1. (anatomy) breast; teat; udder

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sūsum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuzo/

Adverb

suso

1. up

   Antonym: juso

Derived terms

• de suso

References

• Universos Cantigas

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• sus (apocopic)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sūsum. Attested from AD 1061.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuzo/

Adverb

suso

1. above

   Antonym: yuso

Derived terms

• susodicho

References

• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983), “suso”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[2] (in Spanish), volume V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 344
• “suso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

suso

1. (anatomy) breast

Spanish

Adverb

suso

1. (uncommon) synonym of arriba

   Synonym: asuso (uncommon)

   Antonym: yuso (archaic)

Derived terms

• susodicho

Further reading

•  “suso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu (compare with Malay susu), from Proto-Austronesian *susu. See Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsuso/ [ˈsuː.so]
• Rhymes: -uso
• Syllabification: su‧so

Noun

suso (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐᜓ)

1. (anatomy) breast

   Synonyms: dibdib, (colloquial) dede, (slang) bubelya, (gay slang) joga

2. suckling from the breast; nursing; breastfeeding

   Synonyms: pagsuso, pagpapasuso, pag-ut-ot

3. (anatomy) nipple; teat; udder

   Synonym: utong

4. any of the four projections at the bottom corners (of a sack, basket, etc.)

Derived terms

• kaagaw-suso
• magpasuso
• pagpapasuso
• pasusuhin
• sumuso
• susong-damulag
• susong-kabayo
• susong-kalabaw
• susuhan
• susuhin

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susuq. Compare Ilocano soso, Cebuano suso, Waray-Waray suso, Old Javanese susuh, and Balinese susuh.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /suˈsoʔ/ [sʊˈsoʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: su‧so

Noun

susô (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐᜓ)

1. snail (especially river snails with a cornucopia-like shell)

Derived terms

• golden suso
• susong-dagat
• susong-ilog
• susong-kati
• susong-papan
• susong-tubig

See also

• bisukol
• bitoo
• kuhol

Etymology 3

Possibly from Chinese [Term?]. Compare Hokkien 唆使 (so-sú, “incitation; instigation”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsuso/ [ˈsuː.so]
• Rhymes: -uso
• Syllabification: su‧so

Noun

suso (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐᜓ)

1. setting on fire (especially of fireworks)

   Synonyms: sindi, pagsisindi

2. (colloquial) instigation

   Synonyms: sulsol, pagsusulsol, apoyo, pag-apoyo

Derived terms

• magsuso
• susuhan

Further reading

• “suso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*susu₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*susuq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI