ditso

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdit͡ʃo/ [ˈd̪iː.t͡ʃo]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈditso/ [ˈd̪it̪.so]
• Rhymes: -it͡ʃo, (no palatal assimilation) -itso
• Syllabification: dit‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish dicho, from Latin dictus, dictum.

Noun

ditso (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. proverb

   Synonyms: kasabihan, salawikain, bukambibig

2. rumor; gossip

   Synonyms: tsismis, bulong-bulungan, daldal, diga

3. (literature) line of an actor in a comedy

   Synonym: linya

Related terms

• dikta

Etymology 2

Clipping of English jujitsu, from Japanese 柔術(じゅうじゅつ) (jūjutsu).

Noun

ditso (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. alternative form of jujitsu

Further reading

• “ditso”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “ditso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina [Hispanicisms in Tagalog: dictionary of words of Spanish origin still used in this Philippine language], Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana [Office of Ibero-American Education], page 208