tirintas

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === trintas === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish trenzas, plural of trenza (“plait; braid”), with the Spanish ⟨z⟩ pronounced as /θ/ possibly irregularly becoming /t/ in Tagalog. (expected *trinsas or *tirinsas) === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiɾinˈtas/ [t̪ɪ.ɾɪn̪ˈt̪as] Rhymes: -as Syllabification: ti‧rin‧tas === Noun === tirintás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔) plait; braid; pigtail Synonym: (Batangas, eastern Marinduque) salapid woven band; braid (of cloth, tape, ribbon, etc.) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “tirintas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “tirintas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018