puto-seko

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From puto +‎ seko, where puto comes from Tamil புட்டு (puṭṭu, “a South Indian Tamil pastry”) and seko comes from Spanish seco (“dry”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: pu‧to-se‧ko
  • IPA(key): /ˌputo ˈseko/, [ˌpu.to ˈse.xo]

Noun

puto-seko (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜓᜐᜒᜃᜓ)

  1. puto seco (a sweet rice cake pastry delicacy made up of sugar, cornstarch, rice flour, egg, and butter, but is drier unlike puto, which is cooked steamed and is softer in texture)
    Synonym: puto masa

Usage notes

Usage in Tagalog/Filipino or in the Philippines in general is neither offensive nor vulgar, unlike when read in Spanish which it should not be mistaken with Spanish puto. The term is a popular pasalubong (a souvenir item to bring home) among Filipinos.

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