tsonggo

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Philippine Spanish chongo, from Mexican Spanish chongo / chango, clipping of machango, from Guanche. Compare Ilocano sunggo and Kapampangan songgu. See also unggoy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tsonggo (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜓ)

  1. monkey
    Synonyms: unggoy, matsing

Further reading

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  • tsonggo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Quilis, Antonio, Casado-Fresnillo, Celia, Quilis-Sanz, María José (1997) Los filipinismos y otras palabras de Filipinas contenidas en el «Diccionario» de la Academia[1], Boletín de la Real Academia Española, page 55