ketsap

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈket͡ʃap/ [ˈkɛː.t͡ʃɐp̚]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈketsap/ [ˈkɛt̪.sɐp̚]
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  • Rhymes: -et͡ʃap, (no palatal assimilation) -etsap
  • Syllabification: ket‧sap

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English ketchup, likely from Malay kicap, ultimately from Hokkien 膎汁 (kê-chiap, pickled fish sauce).

Noun

ketsap (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜉ᜔)

  1. ketchup
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Etymology 2

Either borrowed from Philippine Spanish quéchap or directly from Hokkien 膎汁 (kê-chiap, fish sauce, literally pickled fish juice). Compare Kapampangan kesiap.

Alternative forms

Noun

ketsap (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜉ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. fish sauce (a fish brine byproduct from making bagoong, used as an ingredient or condiment in the Philippines)
    Synonym: patis

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