pusoy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

posoy

Etymology

Ellipsis of pusoy dos. The word itself is likely a compound of puso +‎ Spanish y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /puˈsoj/, [pʊˈsoɪ̯]
Hyphenation: pu‧soy

Noun

pusóy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜌ᜔)

(card games) big two; big deuce; Dai Di; capsa (a shedding type card game of Chinese origin, especially the Philippine variant)
Synonyms: chikicha, sikitcha
(card games) poker (especially the Philippine variant)
Synonyms: chikicha, sikitcha

Derived terms

napusoy
pupusuyin

Further reading

“PUSOY” in Tagalog-English Dictionary, TAGALOG LANG, 2007.
Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 116

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