pusakal

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: pu‧sa‧kal
  • IPA(key): /pusaˈkal/, [pʊ.sɐˈxal]

Adjective

pusakál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. addicted
  2. inveterate; fixed or confirmed by habit

Etymology 2

Blend of pusa (“cat”) +‎ kalye (“street”).

Noun

pusakál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. (colloquial) stray cat

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