tsongke

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from tsong (“bro”) +‎ English key / kee / ki (slang for kilogram of recreational drugs, derived from English kilogram).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoŋke/ [ˈt͡ʃoŋ.kɛ], /ˈt͡ʃoŋkeʔ/ [ˈt͡ʃoŋ.kɛʔ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsoŋke/ [ˈt͡soŋ.kɛ], (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsoŋkeʔ/ [ˈt͡soŋ.kɛʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋke, -oŋkeʔ
  • Syllabification: tsong‧ke

Noun

tsongke or tsongkè (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ) (slang)

  1. cannabis; marijuana
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marihuwana

Derived terms

  • tsongke-tsongke

Further reading

  • “tsongke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 148
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