payatot

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Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from a blend of payat +‎ putot.

Pronunciation

Adjective

payatot (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌᜆᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. (informal, derogatory) (of a person) very thin; skinny; undernourished
    Synonym: payagod
    • 2009, Pag-aklas, pagbaklas pagbagtas: politikal na kritisismong pampanitikan, UP Press, →ISBN:
      appetite stimulant para sa batang payatot, Coke at beer para sa pag-inom, kape para gumising, at kung ano-ano pa. Minamasa (homogenize) ang karanasan. Parang walang nasa labas nito. Masarap ang feeling na in, at out ang out.
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Noun

payatot (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌᜆᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. (informal) thin or skinny person
    • 1995, Domingo G. Landicho, Bulaklak ng Maynila, →ISBN:
      "E di batas," singhal ng isang payatot na katabi. "E kung ano nga?" ulit ng babaing nagpapasuso, idinidildil sa suso ang nguso ng sanggol na hindi maapula sa pag-iyak. "E 'yong batas," sabi ng payatot, "pare-pareho 'yan. Me ipinagbabawal.
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Further reading

  • payatot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018