simutsang

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • chimuchang — colloquial
  • simutchang
  • timutsang, tsimutsang

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 刺毛蟲／刺毛虫 (chhì-mô͘-thâng, “hairy caterpillar”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsimuˈt͡ʃaŋ/ [ˌsi.mʊˈt͡ʃaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: si‧mut‧sang

Noun

símutsáng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔) (dialectal, Cavite, Rizal)

  1. hairy caterpillar
    Synonym: higad

See also
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