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Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 米粞 (bí-chhè, “rice mash”) or 米棗／米枣 (bí chó, literally “rice ball”). Compare Philippine Spanish vicho-vicho.
Pronunciation
Noun
bitso (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)
- youtiao (especially the Philippine version)
- Synonym: bitso-bitso
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hokkien 米醬／米酱 (bí-chiùⁿ), according to Manuel (1948). Compare Hokkien 米醋 (bí-chhò͘, “rice vinegar”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bitsó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)
- a kind of starchy sauce for fried food
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Further reading
- “bitso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 18
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 137
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