tsonggo

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish chongo, from Mexican Spanish chongo / chango, clipping of machango, from Guanche. Compare Ilocano sunggo and Kapampangan songgu. See also unggoy.

Pronunciation

Noun

tsonggo (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜓ)

  1. monkey
    Synonyms: unggoy, matsing

Further reading

  • tsonggo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Quilis, Antonio, Casado-Fresnillo, Celia, Quilis-Sanz, María José (1997) Los filipinismos y otras palabras de Filipinas contenidas en el «Diccionario» de la Academia, Boletín de la Real Academia Española, page 55