salungso

From a blend of salo +‎ -ng- +‎ suso, literally “support for the breasts”, most likely after the pattern of salumpuwit. Compare salungki.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saluŋˈsoʔ/ [sɐ.lʊn̪ˈsoʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧lung‧so

salungsô (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. (neologism, uncommon, sometimes humorous) brassiere

   Synonym: bra

   • 2013 August 15, “Villafuerte faces 'sex-for-flight' victims”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], Yahoo! News, retrieved 2022 August 04:

     “Bago po dumating yung mga underwear po, nagtext po siya sakin. ‘O andiyan na yung salungki mo at salungso mo. Nandito pa po yung text niya sakin, hindi ko pa po binubura. 'Di ko po ineexpect na sasabihin niya yun,” she said.

     “Before the underwear arrived, he texted me. ‘Oh here is your panty and your bra. His text to me is still here, I haven't erased it yet. I didn't expect that he would say that,” she said.

   • 2022, “A Vow to Trinity”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], Wattpad, retrieved 2022 August 04:

     "P'wede bang magsuot ka muna ng salungso. Ako'y nangangamba na magising ang aming pagkalalaki," wika nito. Nagtataka ako sa sinabi niya.

     "Could you wear your bra first. I am apprehensive that our manhood will arise," he uttered. I was astonished by what he said.