pusong

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

posong — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Compare Ilocano pusong (“arrogant”), Pangasinan pusong (“flirt”), Aklanon pusong (“trickster”), Cebuano pusong (“mischief; trickery”), Hiligaynon pusong (“boaster; braggart”), Waray-Waray pusong (“clown; prankster”), Malay pusung (“stupid; moron”), and Minangkabau pusung (“foolish”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /ˈpusoŋ/ (noun)
  - Rhymes: -usoŋ
- IPA^(key): /puˈsoŋ/ (adjective)
  - Rhymes: -oŋ
Syllabification: pu‧song

Noun

pusong (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔)

clown; buffoon
Synonym: payaso
buffoonery; foolishness
Synonyms: kalokohan, kabang-awan, kahunghangan

Derived terms

Adjective

pusóng (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔)

foolish; clownish
Synonyms: katawa-tawa, komiko
impudent; brazen; profane; with contempt or disregard
Synonyms: tampalasan, lapastangan, walang-pakundangan

Derived terms

Further reading

“pusong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Waray-Waray

Adjective

pusong

idiot; stupid; foolish

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