sitsirika

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish chichirica (“rosy periwinkle”). See also Chamorro chichirika (“small fan-tail bird”) and Classical Nahuatl chichiltic (“red”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sit͡ʃiˈɾika/ [sɪt.t͡ʃɪˈɾiː.xɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /sitsiˈɾika/ [sɪt̪.sɪˈɾiː.xɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Syllabification: sit‧si‧ri‧ka

Noun

sitsirika (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜃ)

  1. rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
    Synonyms: atay-biya, kantutan

Further reading

  • “sitsirika”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • “sitsirika”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 181
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