pusong

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Ilocano pusong (“arrogant”), Pangasinan pusong (“flirt”), Aklanon pusong (“trickster”), Cebuano pusong (“mischief; trickery”), Hiligaynon pusong (“boaster; braggart”), Waray-Waray pusong (“clown; prankster”), Malay pusung (“stupid; moron”), and Minangkabau pusung (“foolish”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈpusoŋ/ [ˈpu.soŋ] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -usoŋ
    • IPA(key): /puˈsoŋ/ [pʊˈsoŋ] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Syllabification: pu‧song

Noun

pusong (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. clown; buffoon
    Synonym: payaso
  2. buffoonery; foolishness
    Synonyms: kalokohan, kabang-awan, kahunghangan

Derived terms
  • ipagpusong
  • magpusong
  • pagpusungan

Adjective

pusóng (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. foolish; clownish
    Synonyms: katawa-tawa, komiko
  2. impudent; brazen; profane; with contempt or disregard
    Synonyms: tampalasan, lapastangan, walang-pakundangan

Derived terms
  • kapusungan
  • magpusong
  • pagpusungan

Further reading
  • “pusong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Waray-Waray

Adjective

pusong

  1. idiot; stupid; foolish
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