katsurita

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from katsot (“mackerel tuna; Euthynnus affinis”) +‎ -ita or from Spanish cachorrita (“little female puppy”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: kat‧su‧ri‧ta
  • IPA(key): /kat͡ʃuˈɾita/, [kɐ.t͡ʃʊˈɾi.tɐ]

Noun

katsurita (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜇᜒᜆ)

  1. frigate tuna
    Synonym: tulingan

Further reading
  • “katsurita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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