granada

From Spanish granada, from Latin (mālum) granātum (literally “apple with many seeds”).


basket

Borrowed from English basket, from Anglo-Norman bascat, from Late Latin bascauda (“kettle, table-vessel”), from Common Brittonic, from Proto-Celtic *baski (“bundle, load”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (“bundle”).


marimba

From English marimba, from Portuguese, from Bantu.


espada

Borrowed from Spanish espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē).


espada

the African spear (Sansevieria cylindrica)


espada

a long, thin, bright green chili closely resembling the cayenne and Basque Fryer peppers


ruler

[ˈɾ̪u.l̪eɾ̪]

Borrowed from English ruler, from Middle English reuler.


sitar

From English sitar, from Persian سهتار (se-târ, “three strings”).

a sitar; a Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber


kalis

kalis; double-edged sword often with a wavy section resembling the blade of a kris


gitara

[ɡɪˈt̪a.ɾ̪ɐ]


bomba

to bomb; to attack using one or more bombs; to bombard


bolsa

From Spanish bolsa, from Late Latin bursa, from the Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide, wine-skin”). A corrected form of bulsa, with the letter o retained.

(obsolete) a sack; a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee


guna

a type of bolo knife, shorter and smaller than a sundang and with a blunt point, primarily used for weeding, digging and loosening the soil around plants


baro

a cylindrical container with a capacity of about 5 to 6 gallons


armas

From Spanish armas, plural of arma, from Old Spanish arma, from Late Latin arma (“weapon”), from Latin arma (“defensive arms”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join”).


alho

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.


katala

a monkey wrench; a wrench with an adjustable jaw


sako

Borrowed from Spanish saco, from Old Spanish saco, from Latin saccus (“large bag”), from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “bag of coarse cloth”), from Semitic, possibly Phoenician. Compare Spanish saco. Displaced bulsa.


kutsara

Borrowed from Spanish cuchara (“spoon”).


gunting

[ˈɡun̪.t̪ɪŋ]

Likely from Malay gunting, ultimately likely a loan from some non-Austronesian source, such as Chinese [Term?], according to Blust (2010-2020).

(rock paper scissors) a hand with the index and middle fingers open (a handshape resembling scissors), that beats paper and loses to rock


tirador

[t̪ɪ.ɾ̪ɐˈd̪oɾ̪]


bangkaw

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pigafetta

Antonio Pigafetta
Magellan's circumnavigation


galab

a scythe-like tool, with a handle similar to that of a bolo, used for clearing vegetation


tinidor

[t̪ɪ.n̪ɪˈd̪oɾ̪]

Borrowed from Spanish tenedor, from tener + -dor. Doublet of tenant and tener.


pakol

a hatchet; a small light axe with a short handle


galon

From English gallon, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”).


baat

a bandage; a strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury


baho

From Spanish bajo, from Late Latin bassus.

(music) an instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser


pusil

→ Western Bukidnon Manobo: pusil


bulsa

From Spanish bolsa, from Late Latin bursa, from the Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide, wine-skin”).


bentilador

ceb-noun

bentiladór (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜇᜓᜇ᜔)


pusil-pusil

Reduplication of pusil (“a firearm, a gun”).


sanggot

(agriculture) sickle, specifically one with a handle similar to a bolo, often used in gathering tuba


batil

Borrowed from Spanish batir. Compare Bikol Central bati and Tagalog bati.


paypay

[ˈpaɪ̯.pɐɪ̯]


paypay

[ˈpaɪ̯.pɐɪ̯]


turutot

a horn; any of several musical wind instruments


sundang

a type of bolo knife; a large, long-bladed, sharp-pointed cutting tool similar to a machete


kagar

Borrowed from Spanish cagar, from Latin cacāre, present active infinitive of cacō, ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root *kakka-.


kutsarita

Borrowed from Spanish cucharita, from cuchara + -ita, diminutive of cuchara.


kawit

container for tapping tuba, a bamboo culm internode with one end cut open


yabag

(music) something that is not tuned correctly


kampilan

a type of single-edged longsword, traditionally used by various ethnic groups in the Philippines


nigo

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀinu. Compare Malay nyiru.


ikog sa pagi

tail of a stingray, dried and used as a whip, often believed as a weapon that could wound an ungo


tibod

a cantaloupe; a melon of species Cucumis melo subsp. melo


utaw

Borrowed from Hokkien 熨斗 (ut-táu, “an iron (for pressing clothes)”).


dagitungin

From dagitab + tuyok + hangin coined by Marcelo A. Geocallo.


pisaw

Either from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pisaw or Cantonese 匕首 (bei⁶ sau²). Compare Malay pisau.

a type of knife, often with a metal handle


bagakay

[bɐˈɡa.kɐɪ̯]

Schizostachyum lumampao; a bamboo species native to the Philippines


tadyaw

a clay jar, that is smaller than a banga


sugong

a container, made from a hollowed out bamboo culm, used to catch palm sap for the production of tuba


bahandi

From Old Javanese bhāṇḍa, from Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa, “good”).


hugasan

crockery or dishes that needs to be washed


ginunting

[ɡɪˈn̪un̪.t̪ɪŋ]

(of material) cut using a pair of scissors


kay-a

a small square-mouthed basket, made from bamboo


kinan-an

food that someone has bitten; food that someone was eaten a portion of


gapasan

a bow; a weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows


pinuti

a short sword from the Visayas, resembling a cutlass, originally and often used as an agricultural tool


panabas

a front-curved bladed weapon resembling a cross between a sword and a battleax


susuwat

a sword-like weapon with two pointed extensions on the clip-point


palita

From Spanish palita, diminutive of pala.


stabilo

English Genericized trademark of Stabilo Boss by Schwan-Stabilo, a German company.

a highlighter; a marker pen used to highlight text


pentel pen

English Genericized trademark from Pentel pen.

genericized trademark
genericized trademark

(genericized trademark) marker; felt-tip pen


budlong

to dig a hole in the ground using a digging bar


prasko

From Spanish frasco, from Late Latin flasco, from Frankish *flaska (“bottle, flask”), from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle, flask”).


letsehan

(historical) a milk can, especially when used as a measuring instrument


longnik

a fifth; a quantity of liquor equal to one-fifth of a gallon, usually equivalent to the contents of such bottle


bakid

Later on, the usual contents of a bakid became equal to a sack of rice.

(historical) a dry measure equivalent to the contents of such container; a cavan


yungki

an anvil; a heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped


landasan

From Malay landasan, from Classical Malay landasan (“anvil”).


pandaritas

a rattle with zills made from flattened crown caps


lambuyog

(biblical) a sling; an instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other; a shepherd's sling