From root: tsismis
Usage Note
Katsismisan identifies the specific person with whom one regularly shares or discusses rumors.
Examples
" Siya ang katsismisan ko. "
Natural Translation
She is my gossip partner.
Literal Translation
She the gossip-partner my.
" Siya ang aking katsismisan. "
Natural Translation
He/She is my gossip partner.
Literal Translation
He/She the my gossip-partner.
" Tuwing kape sa umaga, siya ang katsismisan kong nagbabalita ng lahat ng nangyayari sa aming kapitbahayan. "
Natural Translation
Over morning coffee, she is my gossip partner who reports everything that happens in our neighborhood.
Literal Translation
Every coffee in morning, she the gossip-partner my-that reporting of all of happening in our neighborhood.
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