tusok-tusok

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of tusok (“poking; pricking; piercing”). Literally, “things pierced on”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌtusok ˈtusok/ [ˌt̪uː.sok ˈt̪uː.sok̚]
  • Rhymes: -usok
  • Syllabification: tu‧sok-tu‧sok

Noun

tusok-tusok (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜐᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. street foods usually skewered on sticks
    Synonym: tuhog-tuhog

See also

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