OTSO

This word is from the Spanish ocho.

otso
eight

disi otso
eighteen

beynte otso
twenty-eight

alas otso
eight o’clock


The native Tagalog word for “eight” is walo.

Walong piso.
Eight pesos.

ikawalong araw
eighth day


In Filipino popular culture, otso-otso is a Tagalog song by Bayani Agbayani. The associated dance has been described as “popping your booty while crouching over with your hands on your knees.”

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