pots
See also: POTS
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɑts/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɒts/
- Rhymes: -ɒts
Noun
pots pl (plural only)
Catalan
Tagalog
Etymology
From clipping of English potassium + -s. Potassium has the symbol K after New Latin kalium. K is reinterpreted as English k, short for okay.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpots/ [ˈpots]
- Rhymes: -ots
- Syllabification: pots
Interjection
pots (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔) (slang, dated)
Usage notes
- Mostly used by young people belonging in the social upper class especially in Manila.
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