tsika

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: tsi‧ka

Etymology 1

From Spanish chica, feminine singular of chico, from Latin ciccum.

Verb

tsika

  1. to chat
  2. (by extension) to gossip

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

tsika

  1. a feast

Verb

tsika

  1. to feast; to partake in a feast, or large meal

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

tsika

  1. ant

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chica (“girl”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃika/ [ˈt͡ʃi.xɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Syllabification: tsi‧ka

Noun

tsika (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ)

  1. (colloquial) chat
    Synonym: usap
  2. (colloquial, by extension) gossip
    Synonym: tsismis
  3. small girl
  4. one's female friend
    Synonym: amiga
  5. (slang) act of eating
    Synonyms: kain, (slang) tsibog, tsitsa

Derived terms
  • magtsika-tsika
  • magtsikahan
  • tsikahin
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