"chichi" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃi/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt͡ʃiː.t͡ʃɪ] [Standard-Tagalog], /ˈtsitsi/ (note: no palatal assimilation), [ˈt͡sit̪.sɪ] (note: no palatal assimilation) Forms: ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -it͡ʃi, (no palatal assimilation) -itsi Etymology: Etymology tree Mexican Spanish chichibor. English chichibor.? Tagalog chichi Possibly borrowed from English chichi, borrowed from Mexican Spanish chichi. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor<unc>|en:chichi<id:breast>|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Mexican Spanish chichibor. English chichibor.? Tagalog chichi [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "breast", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Mexican Spanish", "term" : "chichi", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "es-MX" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chichi", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "chichi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="chichi"> Possibly borrowed from English chichi, borrowed from Mexican Spanish chichi. Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} chichi (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ), {{tlb|tl|slang|dated}} (slang, dated)
  1. girl; young woman Tags: dated, slang Synonyms: babae, dalaga, chiching, chingching
    Sense id: en-chichi-tl-noun-yQb0EGl0 Categories (other): Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Female people, People, Women Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 0 4 7 3 1 13 1 3 1 14 1 1 16 0 13 5 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 4 2 1 15 1 2 1 16 1 1 17 0 16 3 21 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 38 15 46 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 38 15 46 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 43 4 53 Disambiguation of Female people: 46 54 0 Disambiguation of People: 81 19 0 Disambiguation of Women: 47 50 3
  2. girlfriend Tags: dated, slang Synonyms: nobya, kasintahan, gerlprend, chingching
    Sense id: en-chichi-tl-noun-6pKmEnvz Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Female, Female people, Women Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 38 15 46 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 38 15 46 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 24 58 18 Disambiguation of Female: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Female people: 46 54 0 Disambiguation of Women: 47 50 3
  3. mistress Tags: dated, slang Synonyms: babae, kerida, chiching
    Sense id: en-chichi-tl-noun-K0pZ~sPn Categories (other): Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Pages with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 0 4 7 3 1 13 1 3 1 14 1 1 16 0 13 5 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 4 2 1 15 1 2 1 16 1 1 17 0 16 3 21 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 14 2 32 11 40 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 37 16 47 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 38 15 46 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 38 15 46 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 43 4 53 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 41 9 50 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 40 11 49 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 40 9 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chiching, chingching
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "chiching"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "chingching"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "text": "++",
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      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nMexican Spanish chichibor.\nEnglish chichibor.?\nTagalog chichi\n[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"breast\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"bor.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Borrowed from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Mexican Spanish\", \"term\" : \"chichi\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"es-MX\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"chichi\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"chichi\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" }\" data-lang=\"tl\" data-title=\"chichi\">\nPossibly borrowed from English chichi, borrowed from Mexican Spanish chichi.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nMexican Spanish chichibor.\nEnglish chichibor.?\nTagalog chichi\nPossibly borrowed from English chichi, borrowed from Mexican Spanish chichi.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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        "3": "dated"
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "chi‧chi"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "chi‧chi"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ],
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          "young",
          "young"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "babae"
        },
        {
          "word": "dalaga"
        },
        {
          "word": "chiching"
        },
        {
          "word": "chingching"
        }
      ],
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        "dated",
        "slang"
      ]
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          "_dis": "24 58 18",
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        },
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      "links": [
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          "girlfriend",
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nobya"
        },
        {
          "word": "kasintahan"
        },
        {
          "word": "gerlprend"
        },
        {
          "word": "chingching"
        }
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "mistress"
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          "mistress",
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "babae"
        },
        {
          "word": "kerida"
        },
        {
          "word": "chiching"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃi/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃiː.t͡ʃɪ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsitsi/",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡sit̪.sɪ]",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-it͡ʃi"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(no palatal assimilation) -itsi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chichi"
}
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    "tl:Female",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "chiching"
    },
    {
      "word": "chingching"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nMexican Spanish chichibor.\nEnglish chichibor.?\nTagalog chichi\n[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"breast\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"bor.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Borrowed from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Mexican Spanish\", \"term\" : \"chichi\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"es-MX\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"chichi\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"chichi\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" }\" data-lang=\"tl\" data-title=\"chichi\">\nPossibly borrowed from English chichi, borrowed from Mexican Spanish chichi.",
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "chi‧chi"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "chi‧chi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "girl; young woman"
      ],
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        [
          "girl",
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        ],
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          "young",
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          "woman",
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "babae"
        },
        {
          "word": "dalaga"
        },
        {
          "word": "chiching"
        },
        {
          "word": "chingching"
        }
      ],
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "nobya"
        },
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          "word": "kasintahan"
        },
        {
          "word": "gerlprend"
        },
        {
          "word": "chingching"
        }
      ],
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        "dated",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mistress"
      ],
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        [
          "mistress",
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "babae"
        },
        {
          "word": "kerida"
        },
        {
          "word": "chiching"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃi/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃiː.t͡ʃɪ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsitsi/",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡sit̪.sɪ]",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-it͡ʃi"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(no palatal assimilation) -itsi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chichi"
}

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