This is reportedly from the Latin American Spanish word melcocha.
ba·li·kut·sá
balikutsá
taffy
spelling variation: balkutsá
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
balikutsá: bagkát
bagkát: asukal na ginawâng arnibal at nagiging matigas at makunat pagkatapos maluto at lumamig
