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Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From tso + -ng.
Noun
tsong (feminine tsang, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜅ᜔) (slang, chiefly men's speech)
- term of address for a male friend: dude; buddy; pal; mate
- Synonym: pare
- term of address for a brother: bro; bruv
- Synonyms: kapatid, utol
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Etymology 2
From tiyo + -ng.
Noun
tsong (feminine tsang, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜅ᜔) (slang)
- term of address for an uncle: uncle
- Synonyms: tiyo, tito, tiyuhin, amain, amba, tiyong
- co-godfather
- Synonym: ninong
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Further reading
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 149