tsismis

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chismes, plural of chisme.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tsis‧mis
• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃismis/ [ˈt͡ʃis.mis]

Noun

tsismis

1. gossip, gossiping

   Synonym: daldal

Derived terms

• itsismis
• katsismis
• magtsismis
• makitsismis
• pagtsismis
• tsismisan

Related terms

• tsismosa
• tsismoso

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish chisme, from cisma, from Latin schisma, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “I split”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tsis‧mis
• IPA^(key): /ˈtsismis/ [ˈt̪s̪is̪.mɪs̪]

Noun

tsismis

1. gossip, hearsay, rumor

Verb

tsismis

1. to gossip
2. to chit-chat

Synonyms

• (rumor): estorya, hungihong

Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chismes.

Noun

tsismis

1. gossip

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• chismis
• tsismes

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chismes, plural of chisme.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃismis/ [ˈt͡ʃis.mɪs], /t͡ʃisˈmis/ [t͡ʃɪsˈmis]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtsismis/ [ˈt͡sis.mɪs], (no yod coalescence) /tsisˈmis/ [t͡sɪsˈmis]
• Rhymes: -ismis, -is
• Syllabification: tsis‧mis

Noun

tsismis or tsismís (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜐ᜔)

1. gossip; idle talk

   Synonyms: satsat, daldal, sitsit, sabi-sabi, tsika, balitang kutsero, kuwentong-kutsero, kuwentong-barbero, abla, sabihan, bali-balita, bulong-bulungan, gakgak, (colloquial) kutsukutso, (figurative, colloquial) alimuom, istorya, (slang) siyete, (archaic) bukang-bibig

Derived terms

• itsismis
• magtsismis
• magtsismisan
• makipagtsismisan
• matsismis
• pagtsitsismisan
• tsismisan

Related terms

• tsismosa
• tsismoso

See also

• gawa-gawa
• intriga
• kana-kana