karantso
Tagalog
Etymology
ka- + rantso (“large hut; food ration”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧ran‧tso
- IPA(key): /kaˈɾant͡ʃo/, [kxɐˈɾant͡ʃo]
Noun
karantso
- (slang) gangmate
- (slang) partner (esp. in crime)
- Synonyms: kaibigan, kasama, pare
- (prison slang) jailmate
- Synonym: kakosa
Derived terms
- tso
- tsokaran
Further reading
- “karantso” in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018.
- Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN