birong-totoo

Tagalog

Etymology

From biro +‎ totoo, literally “true joke”.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌbiɾoŋ totoˈʔo/ [ˌbi.ɾon to.toˈʔo]
Rhymes: -o
Syllabification: bi‧rong-to‧to‧o

Noun

birong-totoó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜂ)

(idiomatic) truthful statement told in a form of a joke

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