pitsipitsi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

pichi-pichi
pitsi-pitsi

Etymology

Reduplication of Mapudungun pichi (“small”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpit͡ʃiˈpit͡ʃi/, [ˌpi.t͡ʃɪˈpi.t͡ʃɪ]
Hyphenation: pit‧si‧pit‧si

Noun

pítsipítsi (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

pichi-pichi (dessert made from steamed cassava flour balls mixed with sugar and lye)
trivial things

See also

palitaw
putsu-putsu

Further reading

“pitsipitsi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018 .

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