deretso

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish derecho.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: de‧ret‧so

Adjective

deretso

1. direct; straightforward; sincere
2. straight

Adverb

deretso

1. straight

Verb

deretso

1. to go past someone or something
2. to proceed immediately
3. to go straight ahead or on

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• diretso

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish derecho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈɾet͡ʃo/ [d̪eˈɾe.t͡ʃo]
• IPA^(key): /deˈɾetso/ [d̪eˈɾe.t͡so]
• Hyphenation: de‧re‧tso

Adjective

derétso (Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜍᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. direct, straightforward
2. frank

   Synonym: pranka

3. (rare) straight (not bent, crooked)

   Synonym: matanos

Adverb

derétso (Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜍᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. straight ahead

Derived terms

• dere-deretso
• deretsohon
• magderetso

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• diretso
• derecho — colloquial

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish derecho, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrēctus. Doublet of direkta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /deˈɾet͡ʃo/ [d̪ɛˈɾɛː.t͡ʃo]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /deˈɾetso/ [d̪ɛˈɾɛt̪.so]
• Rhymes: -et͡ʃo, (no palatal assimilation) -etso
• Syllabification: de‧ret‧so

Adjective

deretso (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. direct; straight

   Synonym: tuwiran

2. continuous

   Synonym: tuloy-tuloy

3. without curves; straight

   Synonym: matuwid

4. upright; set up vertically

   Synonym: tuwid

Derived terms

• deretsuhan
• deretsuhin
• dumeretso

Related terms

• adereso
• deretsa
• deretsos

Noun

deretso (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. right (something due to a person)

   Synonym: karapatan

2. law (profession)

   Synonym: abogasya

3. justice

   Synonym: katarungan

4. tax; duty

   Synonyms: buwis, deretsos, butaw

Further reading

• “deretso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018