"lespu" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Tagalog]

IPA: /ˈlespu/, [ˈlɛs.pʊ] Forms: ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜓ [Baybayin]
Etymology: Backslang from pulis: pu-lis → les-pu. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Backslang}} Backslang, {{m|tl|pulis}} pulis Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} lespu (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜓ)
  1. (back slang) police Synonyms: pulis, pulisya, alat [slang], lispu, lispo

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