palusot

Tagalog

Etymology

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Proto-Austronesian *pa-

Tagalog pa-

Tagalog lusot

Tagalog palusot

From pa- + lusot, literally “something for passing through”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paluˈsot/ [pɐ.lʊˈsot̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: pa‧lu‧sot

Noun

palusót (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜓᜐᜓᜆ᜔)

1. pretense; excuse; alibi

   Synonyms: dahilan, katwiran, ekskusa, alibay

Derived terms

• palusutero

Verb

palusót (complete pinalusot, progressive pinapalusot, contemplative papalusot, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜓᜐᜓᜆ᜔)

1. (informal) short for ipalusot

Verb

palusót (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜓᜐᜓᜆ᜔)

1. (imperative, colloquial) short for pakilusot
2. (transitive, colloquial) short for magpalusot

Further reading

• “palusot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018