kalatsutsi
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish cacalosúchil, from a Nahuan language; cf. cācālōxōchitl, equivalent to cācālōtl (“crow”) + xōchitl (“flower”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧la‧tsu‧tsi
Noun
kalatsutsi
- Frangipani; any member of the genus Plumeria.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- kalachuchi
- kalasutsi
- kalacuci
Etymology
From Spanish cacalosúchil, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl cācālōxōchitl, equivalent to cācālōtl (“crow”) + xōchitl (“flower”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧la‧tsu‧tsi
- IPA(key): /kalaˈt͡ʃut͡ʃiʔ/, [kɐ.lɐˈt͡ʃu.t͡ʃɪʔ]
Noun
kalatsutsì
- frangipani; Plumeria.
Derived terms
- kalatsutsing puti
Descendants
- English: calachuchi