The Cebuano/Bisaya word piste means “darn / shoot / rats (mild expletive)”. Pronounced PIS-te, it is used as a interjection across Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, and much of Mindanao. This guide covers what piste means in Bisaya, how to pronounce it, when to use it, common example sentences, and how it compares to similar Cebuano words.
In Bisaya (Cebuano), piste translates to “darn / shoot / rats (mild expletive)”. The word has multiple closely related meanings: darn, shoot, rats (mild expletive), all used depending on context.
Usage note: A mild Cebuano expletive — less offensive than stronger words, common in everyday speech.
Bisaya word
piste
English meaning
darn
Part of speech
Interjection
Capital letters mark the stressed syllable — say it louder and slightly longer.
Bisaya stress is phonemic, meaning the wrong stress can change a word's meaning or make it unrecognisable to native speakers. For piste, put the main stress on the uppercase syllable in PIS-te. Practice by saying it slowly first, then gradually speed up to natural conversational pace.
Piste, nawala ang akong susi!
Darn, I lost my keys!
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