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Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish leche (“milk”), as in from Spanish me cago en la leche (“I shit in the milk”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: let‧se
- IPA(key): /ˈletse/,
Noun
letse
- (dated) milk
- Synonym: gatas
Interjection
letse
- (vulgar, offensive) Used as intensifier, similar to shit!
- (vulgar) damn you
- (only in the phrase)
letseng yawa.- Damn you, devil.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish leche (“milk; semen”), from Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac. The derogatory sense is related to the Spanish me cago en la leche.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlet͡ʃe/,
- Hyphenation: let‧se
Interjection
letse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- (vulgar, derogatory) exclamation of displeasure, disgust, or anger: shit!; damn!
- Synonym: gago
Derived terms
Adjective
letse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- (vulgar, derogatory) generic intensifier: damn; bloody; fucking
- Synonym: gago
Ano ba itong lecheng pag-ibig na 'to!- What is this damn love?
- (literally, “What is this (shitty) milk of a love?”)
- suckling (of a pig)
Noun
letse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- (vulgar, derogatory) jerk; bastard
- Synonym: gago
- milk (only used in certain expressions)
- Synonym: gatas
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “letse”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tocharian B
Noun
letse m
- lock of hair