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Tagalog
Etymology
From ka + rantso (“large hut; food ration”).
Pronunciation
Noun
karantso (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)
- (slang) gangmate
- (slang) partner (esp. in crime)
- Synonyms: kaibigan, kasama, pare
- (prison slang) jailmate
- Synonym: kakosa
Derived terms
Further reading
- “karantso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
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