petsa de peligro

Borrowed from Spanish fecha de peligro (“date of danger”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌpet͡ʃa de peˈliɡɾo/ [ˌpɛ.t͡ʃɐ dɛ pɛˈli.ɡɾo]
• Syllabification: pet‧sa de pe‧li‧gro

petsa de peligro (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ ᜇᜒ ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. the last stretch of days before pay day

• Used as a metaphor for the dwindling cash supply (and the corresponding implications) before the next pay day. The original Spanish phrase fecha de peligro simply means date of danger and never has the same connotation as used in the Philippines.

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