letse

See also: Letse

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish leche (“milk”), as in from Spanish me cago en la leche (“I shit in the milk”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: let‧se
• IPA^(key): /ˈletse/ [ˈl̪i.t͡se]

Noun

letse

1. (dated) milk

   Synonym: gatas

Interjection

letse

1. (vulgar, offensive) Used as intensifier, similar to shit!
2. (vulgar) damn you

   (only in the phrase)

   letseng yawa.

   Damn you, devil.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• leche — Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish leche (“milk; semen”), from Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac. The derogatory sense is related to the Spanish me cago en la leche.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlet͡ʃe/ [ˈlɛː.t͡ʃɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈletse/ [ˈlɛt̪.sɛ]
• Rhymes: -et͡ʃe, (no yod coalescence) -etse
• Syllabification: let‧se

Interjection

letse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. (vulgar, derogatory) exclamation of displeasure, disgust, or anger: shit!; damn!

   Synonym: gago

Derived terms

• magkaletse-letse

 

Adjective

letse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. (vulgar, derogatory) generic intensifier: damn; bloody; fucking

   Synonym: gago

   Ano ba itong lecheng pag-ibig na 'to!

   What is this damn love?

   (literally, “What is this (shitty) milk of a love?”)

2. suckling (of a pig)

Noun

letse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. (vulgar, derogatory) jerk; bastard

   Synonym: gago

2. milk (only used in certain expressions)

   Synonym: gatas

Derived terms

• de-letse
• letse plan
• letse-ebaporada
• letse-kondensada
• magkandaletse-letse

 

Related terms

• letsera
• letson
• letsugas

 

See also

• tse

 

Further reading

• “letse”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tocharian B

Noun

letse m

1. lock of hair