tsismis

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chismes, plural of chisme.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tsis‧mis
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃismis/

Noun

tsismis

  1. gossip, gossiping
    Synonym: daldal

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish chisme, from cisma, from Latin schisma, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, division), from σχίζω (skhízō, I split).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tsis‧mis
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsismis/

Noun

tsismis

  1. gossip, hearsay, rumor

Verb

tsismis

  1. to gossip
  2. to chit-chat

Synonyms

Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chismes.

Noun

tsismis

  1. gossip

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chismes, plural of chisme.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃismis/ , /t͡ʃisˈmis/
    • IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtsismis/ , (no yod coalescence) /tsisˈmis/
  • Rhymes: -ismis, -is
  • Syllabification: tsis‧mis

Noun

tsismis or tsismís (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. gossip; idle talk
    Synonyms: satsat, daldal, sitsit, sabi-sabi, tsika, balitang kutsero, kuwentong-kutsero, kuwentong-barbero, abla, sabihan, bali-balita, bulong-bulungan, gakgak, (colloquial) kutsukutso, (figurative, colloquial) alimuom, istorya, (slang) siyete, (archaic) bukang-bibig

Derived terms

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