siyota

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from the word sinta using gay slang prefix siyo- or from English short time.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: si‧yo‧ta
  • IPA(key): /siˈotaʔ/, [ˈʃo.tɐʔ]

Noun

siyotà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜆ)

  1. (colloquial, slang) girlfriend; boyfriend
    Synonyms: kasintahan, nobyo, nobya
    • 1981, Clodualdo del Mundo, Writing for Film:
      May syota ka ba? Meron? Meron daw. Pahiram naman. Ipapahiram mo ba? Duktor ka? O sige, ano'ng gamot sa diabetes? Ano'ng pangalan ng syota mo? May lunas na ba sa cancer? Ano'ng ibig sabihin ng "dyalisis!"; Bakla ka ba?
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See also

References
  • “siyota”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 135
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