balikutsa

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧li‧ku‧tsa

Noun

balikutsa

  1. toffee made from coconut milk

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • balkutsa

Etymology

Corruption of Spanish melcocha.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /balikuˈt͡ʃa/ [bɐ.lɪ.xʊtˈt͡ʃa]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /balikutˈsa/ [bɐ.lɪ.xʊt̪ˈsa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ba‧li‧kut‧sa

Noun

balikutsá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ)

  1. taffy; molasses candy
    Synonyms: bagkat, tira-tira, panotsa, inuyat

Derived terms

  • balikutsahin

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