7hol

Tagalog

Etymology

From English city hall with the first element city, substituted with 7, similarly sounding with siyete (from Spanish siete).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˌete ˈhol/ [ˌʃɛː.t̪ɛ ˈhol], /ˌsiti ˈhol/ [ˌsiː.t̪ɪ ˈhol]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /siˌete ˈhol/ [ˌsjɛː.t̪ɛ ˈhol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: 7‧hol

Noun

7hol (text messaging, Internet slang)

  1. city hall
    Synonyms: bahay-pamahalaan, gusaling-lungsod