This word is from the Spanish language, in which it means “aunt.”
tita
auntie
Tita ko.
My auntie.
Tita ko siya.
She’s my auntie.
Tita Aida
= AIDS
Tita Imee
= Immigration
In recent years, clerks in Filipino American stores in the United States have taken to addressing older female customers with this Spanish-derived word Tita. About ten years ago, the more appropriate term of address would’ve been the English “Ma’am” pronounced Filipino style as “Mahm.” Further back in the old days, the term used was the native Tagalog Manang.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
títa: tíya
