letse

See also: Letse

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish leche (“milk”), as in from Spanish me cago en la leche (“I shit in the milk”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: let‧se
  • IPA(key): /ˈletse/, [ˈl̪i.t͡sɪ]

Noun

letse

  1. (dated) milk
    Synonym: gatas

Interjection

letse

  1. (vulgar, offensive) Used as intensifier, similar to shit!
  2. (vulgar) damn you
    (only in the phrase)
    letseng yawa.
    Damn you, devil.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish leche (“milk; semen”), from Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac. The derogatory sense is related to the Spanish me cago en la leche.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlet͡ʃe/ [ˈlɛ.t͡ʃɛ]
  • Rhymes: -et͡ʃe
  • Syllabification: let‧se

Interjection

letse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. (vulgar, derogatory) exclamation of displeasure, disgust, or anger: shit!; damn!
    Synonym: gago

Derived terms
  • magkaletse-letse

Adjective

letse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. (vulgar, derogatory) generic intensifier: damn; bloody; fucking
    Synonym: gago
    Ano ba itong lecheng pag-ibig na 'to!
    What is this damn love?
    (literally, “What is this (shitty) milk of a love?”)
  2. suckling (of a pig)

Noun

letse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. (vulgar, derogatory) jerk; bastard
    Synonym: gago
  2. milk (only used in certain expressions)
    Synonym: gatas

Derived terms
  • de-letse
  • letse plan
  • letse-ebaporada
  • letse-kondensada
  • magkandaletse-letse
  • tse

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

Tocharian B

Noun

letse m

  1. lock of hair
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