kutsay
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- kuchay
- kutchay
- kuchai
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 韭菜 (kú-chhài, “garlic chives”).
Noun
kutsáy
- garlic chives; Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum)
Further reading
- “kutsay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 136