batutay

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 肉 (bah, “meat; pork”) + 肚 (tó͘, “tripe; stomach; belly”) + 大 (tāi, “big; large”), according to Manuel (1948). Compare hototay, goto, tito, and katay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌbaˈtutaj/, [ˌbaˈtu.taɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -utaj
• Syllabification: ba‧tu‧tay

Noun

bátútay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜆᜌ᜔)

1. pork sausage

   Synonym: longganisa

Derived terms

• Intsik batutay, tulu-tulo laway
• magbatutay

 

Related terms

• bataw
• batsoy
• goto
• humba
• lukba
• mami
• matsang
• tito

 

See also

• tsoriso

Further reading

• “batutay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 15