gantsilyo

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ganchillo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡanˈt͡ʃiʎo/ [ɡan̪ˈt͡ʃi.ʎo]
  • Hyphenation: gan‧tsi‧lyo

Noun

gantsílyo (Basahan spelling ᜄᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. crochet hook, knitting needle
  2. (slang, dated) nose-picking
    Synonyms: hinungay, hiluknog

Derived terms

See also

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ganchillo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡanˈt͡ʃiljo/ [ɡɐn̪ˈt͡ʃil.jo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ɡanˈtsiljo/ [ɡɐn̪ˈt͡sil.jo]
  • Rhymes: -iljo
  • Syllabification: gan‧tsil‧yo

Noun

gantsilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. crochet hook, knitting needle
  2. act of crocheting

See also

Further reading

  • “gantsilyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Santos, Vito C. (1978), Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN
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