Irish

From English Irish. Also a corruption of Iris.


Achilles

From English Achilles, borrowed from Latin Achilles, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).

a male given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]


presidente

ceb-noun

presidente (Badlit spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

Borrowed from Spanish presidente, from Latin praesidēns (“presiding over; president, leader”) (accusative: praesidentem).


mayor

Unadapted borrowing from English mayor, from Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”), from Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus (“big, great”).


admiral

From English admiral, from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, and Old French admiral, from Medieval Latin admiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”) under influence from admīrārī (“to admire, to respect”).


anak

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak, from Proto-Austronesian *aNak.

one's offspring, children; daughter, son


ilo

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qiluS.

inh+

toilet paper or water used to clean one's bottom after defecation


bana

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banah, from Proto-Austronesian *baNaS (“male (of animals)”). Perhaps related to banay (“immediate family”).

inh

Coordinate term: asawa


maestro

ceb-noun

maéstro (feminine maestra, Badlit spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

a male teacher, professor, or faculty member

(derogatory) an advocate or promoter of something illegal or unethical


maestro

to be a teacher; to become a teacher; to study to become a teacher

(derogatory) to promote something illegal or unethical

(derogatory) to be an advocate or promoter of something illegal or unethical


Juliet

From English Juliet, from Italian Giulietta, diminutive form of Giulia (“Julia”), from Julius, a Roman family name.

one of the main characters of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet


Jacob

From English Jacob, from Late Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יעקב (ya'aqóbh; Modern: Yaakov, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עקב (‘aqev, “heel of the foot”). Also from Spanish Jacob.

der

a male given name from English or Spanish


David

From English David, from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), from the Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ, literally “beloved”). Also from Spanish David.


madre

Borrowed from Spanish madre, from Latin mātre, singular ablative of māter, matris (“mother, matron”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.


Elizabeth

From English Elizabeth, from the Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of the Old Testament Biblical Hebrew אלישבע (Elisheva, “my God is an oath”).

a female given name from English [in turn from Hebrew]


Simon

From English Simon. Also from Spanish Simón.


barista

From English barista, borrowed from Italian barista (“bartender”, literally “barist”), from bar.


mentor

a mentor; a wise and trusted counselor or teacher


ombudsman

From English ombudsman, borrowed from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr.


marins

From English marines, plural of marine, borrowed from Middle French marin, from Old French, from Latin marinus (“of the sea”), itself from mare (“sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“body of water, lake”). Doublet of marino and marin.


desperado

Cebuanized form of English desperate, from Latin dēspērātus, past participle of dēspērō (“to be without hope”). Spanish desperado is a false friend.

being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless

without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious


tenant

From English tenant, borrowed from Anglo-Norman tenaunt, from Old French tenant, present participle of tenir (“to hold”), from Latin tenēre, present active infinitive of teneō (“hold, keep”). Doublet of tener and tinidor.

one who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant


Abraham

From English Abraham and Spanish Abraham, from Late Latin Ābraham, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (avrahám, “Abraham”).


boda

From Spanish boda, from Latin vōta (“vows”), plural of vōtum.


Benjamin

From English Benjamin, from Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn, literally “son of the right [hand]”). Also from Spanish Benjamín.


reporter

a journalist who investigates, edits and reports news stories for newspapers, radio and television


kingpin

(transport) axis where which steered wheels pivot; bolt that holds the pivot in place


call girl

Unadapted borrowing from English call girl.

ubor

(humorous) a woman who works as a call center agent (see usage notes)


Isabel

(biblical) the mother of John the Baptist


obispo

Borrowed from Spanish obispo (“bishop”).


iro

From older ido, from Proto-Philippine *qiduq.

dog meat; the flesh and other edible parts derived from dogs


pintor

Borrowed from Spanish pintor, from Vulgar Latin *pinctor *pinctōrem, from Latin pictor.

a laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means


Miguel

From Spanish Miguel, from Latin Michāēlem, accusative of Michāēl, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mikhāḗl), from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).


doktor

ceb-noun

doktór (feminine doktora, Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

Borrowed from Spanish doctor, from Latin doctor (“teacher”), from doceō (“I teach”).
The verb sense is a semantic loan from English doctor

doctor
a person who has attained a doctorate


Sugboanon

(rare) a resident of or a person from Cebu City


Dina

(biblical) Dinah; a daughter of Jacob and Leah


Roland

From English Roland, from Old French, from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiland (literally “fame-land”). Also as an anglicisation of Rolando.

der

a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]


Pangasinan

[pɐŋ.ɡɐ.s̪ɪˈn̪an̪]

From Spanish Pangasinán, from Pangasinan Pangasinan, from asin (“salt”) + pang- -an (circumfix denoting "place for").

af

Pangasinan (a province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Lingayen; largest city: San Carlos)


Pedro

From Spanish Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).


Agatha

a princess; a young girl or woman considered vain, spoiled or selfish; a prima donna


ina

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.


tita

Borrowed from Spanish tita, diminutive of tía (“aunt”), from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).


Beethoven

a male given name from English [in turn from Dutch]

the German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven


klepto

From English kleptomaniac, from Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “I steal”) (from Proto-Hellenic *klépťō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *klep-) + -maniac.

der

one who steals compulsively; a kleptomaniac


Raquel

(biblical); Rachel; younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob


bakbak

swaddling; clothing that restrict movement of babies


Simeon

From English Simeon, from Old Testament Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (“hearkening, listening”). Also from Spanish Simeon.

a male given name from English or Spanish


maestra

[mɐˈis̪.t̪ɾ̪ɐ]

to be a teacher; to become a teacher; to study to become a teacher


miga

an address to a female friend; a friendly placeholder name for a person one does not know


kolektor

Borrowed from English collector, from Anglo-Norman collectour, from Late Latin collector, from Latin colligō (“to gather together”), from com- (“together”) + legō (“to choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to pick out, select”).

a person who or a thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection

a person who is employed to collect payments


basurero

ceb-noun

basurero (feminine basurera, Badlit spelling ᜊᜐᜓᜇᜒᜇᜓ)

[bɐ.s̪ʊˈɾ̪i.ɾ̪o]


tribo

Borrowed from Spanish tribu, from Latin tribus.

a socially, ethnically, or politically cohesive group of people

(anthropology) a society larger than a band but smaller than a state

(taxonomy) a hierarchal rank between family and genus


callboy

Unadapted borrowing from English callboy.

ubor

(humorous) a man who works as a call center agent (see usage notes)


tirador

[t̪ɪ.ɾ̪ɐˈd̪oɾ̪]


balaye

Standardized spelling of balayi. Itself apparantly originating from bayi (“female”). Compare Tagalog balae and Tausug bāi.

Coordinate term: ugangan

co-parent-in-law; a parent of one's child-in-law


minero

ceb-infl-table

minero

Borrowed from Spanish minero. Analyzed as mina + -ero.


Mateo

From Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū).

der

מַתִּתְיָהוּ

Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū)


ekstra

From English extra, from extraordinary, from Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”).


El Cid

From Spanish El Cid, from el + Cid, from dialectal Arabic سِيد (sīd, “lord, master”).

a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Arabic]


agalon

Analyzed as agad + -on, literally “one who is to be awaited, followed”. Related to alagad (“servant”), umagad (“son-in-law”), pangagad.

suffix

(dated) a person who oversees and directs the work of others; a boss; a supervisor; a manager


kanibal

From English cannibal, borrowed from Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba, the Taíno form recorded by Christopher Columbus for the Caribs, who were greatly feared. From an Arawakan language, probably Taíno.


bangko

(sports) to bench (remove a player from play)


bihag

ceb-infl-table

bihag

bihag

mo- (affix)
bihag (root)
actor
-on (affix)
bihag (root)


budhi

From Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi, “intelligence”).

bor

to make a cuckold or cuckquean of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing their partner or spouse


militarista

[mɪ.l̪ɪ.t̪ɐˈɾ̪is̪.t̪ɐ]


tito

Borrowed from Spanish tito, diminutive of tío (“uncle”), from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).

an affectionate or honorific term for a man of an older generation than oneself


Amerikano

American (pertaining to the United States)


kabo

Borrowed from Spanish cabo (“corporal”).


Imelda

From Spanish Imelda, from Imelda Lambertini, from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz (“all, whole”) + *hildiz (“battle”).
Popular during the early years of Marcos administration, often named after the then first lady of the Philippines.

a barangay in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, Philippines


yaya

Borrowed from Spanish yaya (“granny”). Compare Catalan iaia.


asawa

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

inh+

Coordinate term: bana


ekonomista

an expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories

an economist
one concerned with political economy


kapitalista

Borrowed from Spanish capitalista, from French capitaliste.


paisano

Borrowed from Spanish paisano, from Old French païsan, from Latin pagus (“countryside”).


hagard

Corruption of highway guard; bike cops who typically rode large motorcycles.


batos

a goon; a thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence

a crony; trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization

a group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo

a group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus


datu

From Proto-Philippine *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (“lineage priest”). Uncertain. Related to Malay datuk, and Fijian ratu. The sense of being wealthy stemmed from the datus being prosperous members of pre-Hispanic societies.


reperi

From English referee, from Middle English, from Old French past participle of referer (“to relate, to refer”), from Latin referre (“to carry back, to report, to notify”).

(sports) a referee; an umpire or judge; the official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game


baksidor

a boxer; a participant (fighter) in a boxing match


tutoy

either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in men


latero

a roofer; a craftsman who lays, or repairs roofs


sepulturero

ceb-noun

sepulturero (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜓᜇᜒᜇᜓ)


aktres

an actress; a female who performs on stage and film


berdugo

an executioner; an official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal

(archaic) a hangman; an executioner responsible for hanging criminals


berdugo

Named after the bird's butchering feeding habit.

Lanius schach
Lanius schach#Translingual


sabali

(historical) someone who is a datu by marriage


kontraktor

From English contractor, borrowed from Late Latin contractor, from Latin contractus.

a person or company that builds or improves buildings

a person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects

a person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.


kagwang

→ English kagwang

→ Finnish kaguaani

Philippine flying lemur
Philippine flying lemur

the Philippine flying lemur (Cynocephalus volans); one of two species of flying lemurs, and the only member of the genus Cynocephalus


Santa Maria

Davao Occidental
Davao Occidental#English

any of several places in the Philippines named after the Virgin Mary:


magtutudlo

a teacher, especially one employed in school

a professor; a teacher or faculty member at a college or university


magtutudlo

to become teacher; to study to become a teacher


paryente

Borrowed from Spanish pariente (“relative”), from Latin parēns, parentis.


ugangan

[ʔʊˈɡa.ŋɐn̪]

Perhaps from the same source as ugang (“hen”). Compare Tagalog manugang (“child-in-law”), Bikol Central panugangan (“in-laws”).


ig-agaw

[ʔɪɡˈʔa.ɡɐʊ̯]

Analyzed as ig- + agaw; the second element is perhaps from Proto-Austronesian *qaʀaw (“snatch, take away, usurp”) and thus related to agaw (“to seize, usurp”). Compare the etymology of igsuon (“sibling”).


tiyo

From Spanish tío (“uncle”), from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).

an affectionate or honorific term for a man of an older generation than oneself


tiya

Borrowed from Spanish tía (“aunt”), from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).


burikat

From older bulikat, which seemed to have been a slang term for women who have had intercourse for the first time.

(vulgar, derogatory) a person who is considered to be sexually promiscuous; a whore; a slut


ginikanan

Affixed gikan + -in- -an, from Proto-Bisayan *g(-in-)ikan-an. Akin to Hiligaynon ginikanan and Surigaonon ginikanan.


esnatser

From English snatcher, agent noun of snatch, from Middle English snacchen, snecchen, from Old English *snæċċan, from Proto-Germanic *snakkijaną, *snakkōną (“to nibble, snort, chatter”).

a snatcher; a thief who steals by snatching


uyab

to be someone's lover, significant other, boyfriend or girlfriend; to be in a romantic relationship


mamamarang

a person who practices barang; a sorcerer or witch


bugo

not bright or intelligent; stupid; slow of understanding


igsoon

Alternative spelling of igsuon (“sibling”)


tikasan

a person who swindles, cheats or defrauds; a swindler


kabaryo

a resident of a barangay where one resides


mekaniko

a mechanic; someone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, aircraft or similar


alimatok

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq. Compare Coastal Kadazan himatok and Tausug alimatuk.

inh+

a leech; an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis


langyaw

a foreigner; a person from a foreign country; an alien

an immigrant; a person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle there


tigbaligya

someone who sells; a seller; a vendor; a salesperson


manindahay

a trader, seller or merchant, especially in the retail trade


tindero

Borrowed from Spanish tendero, or from tinda + -ero.

a boy or man who works in or runs a shop; a storekeeper; a shopboy; a salesman


dumuduong

a transient; a person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker


dayo

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dáyu. Compare Bikol Central dayo and Tagalog dayo.


boksidor

a boxer; a participant (fighter) in a boxing match


boksiyador

(obsolete) a boxer; a participant (fighter) in a boxing match


libakera

characteristic of a backbiter or backstabber


tsismoso

Borrowed from Spanish chismoso, from chisme + -oso, from cisma, from Latin schisma, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “I split”).


tsismosa

Borrowed from Spanish chismosa, from chisme + -osa, from cisma, from Latin schisma, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “I split”).


detektib

(law enforcement) a police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator


manikurista

a manicurist or pedicurist (a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails and toenails)


putli

From Sanskrit पुत्री (putrī, “daughter”). Compare Malay puteri, Tausug putli' and Maranao potri. May also be related to puti (“white”).


tulisan

Borrowed from Tagalog tulisan. By surface analysis, tulis + -an.


hinigugma

[hɪ.n̪ɪ.ɡʊɡˈmaʔ]

a beloved, a sweetheart; a boyfriend or girlfriend


kaslonon

affianced, betrothed; engaged to be married


kaslonon

in the context of one's wedding, one who is going to marry


kainom

a person whom one is having a drink with


sabongero

a cockfighter; one who engages in a cockfight


beterano

Borrowed from Spanish veterano, from Latin veterānus.


nars

From English nurse, variant form of the archaic nourice, from Old French norrice, from Latin nūtrīcius (“that nourishes”), from nūtrīx (“wet nurse”), from nūtrio (“to suckle”).


ayaw

(of a child, pet, etc.) to be upset and agitated, or to cry, when parent or owner leaves or tries to leave


pating

Compare Waray-Waray pating and Bikol Central pating.


ugis

an albino; a person or animal with albinism


alalay

an assistant; a person who assists or helps someone else, especially as an occupation


kastrato

From English castrato, from Italian castrato, from Latin castrō (“to castrate”), likely from caedō (“to cut”).

a male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice

a male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty


basketbolista

basketbol + -ista, ultimately from Latin American Spanish basquetbolista.


desperada

being filled with, or in a state of despair; hopeless

without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious


kabanay

(strictly) a member of one's immediate family


banay

nuclear family; consisting of parents and their children


tinun-an

[t̪ɪˈn̪un̪.ʔɐn̪]


pag-umangkon

pag- + -um- + angkon. Perhaps from angkon (“to own”), but more plausibly, from anak (“child, relative”) through anakon. Compare Tagalog pamangkin.

a nephew or niece; the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law

pag-umangkon sa panag-agawan
pag-umangkon sa panag-agawan#Cebuano

Short for pag-umangkon sa panag-agawan (“child of one's cousin”).


komedyante

ceb-noun

komedyante (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)


kosinero

kosinero (feminine kosinera, Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜐᜒᜈᜒᜇᜓ)


umagad

[ʔʊˈma.ɡɐd̪]

From agad (“to await; do as one wishes”) + -um-, related to alagad (“servant, employee”)

infix

Coordinate term: binalaye


ermitanyo

a recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship; a hermit


kongresista

Borrowed from Spanish congresista; by surface analysis, kongreso + -ista.

(politics) congressman; congresswoman; representative


tigkuha

a getter; one who gets (or steals) things


nangayo og manghod

Literally, “asking for a younger sibling”.

lit

an instance of a baby sucking on or chewing its toes


tigbantay

someone who guards, watches over, or protects; a guard; a guardian


tigbalantay

(dialectal) someone who guards, watches over, or protects; a guard; a guardian


tighugas og plato

a dishwasher; someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant


migo

an address to a male friend; a friendly placeholder name for a person one does not know


parokyano

patron; regular customer, as of a certain store or restaurant

frequenter; person who frequents; regular visitor


Sharonian

(fandom slang) a fan of entertainer Sharon Cuneta


Noranian

(fandom slang) a fan of entertainer Nora Aunor


Vilmanian

(fandom slang) a fan of entertainer Vilma Santos


parahaya

(history) in pre-colonial Cebu, a woman or a group of women employed to read dirges and elegies in a funeral


amaon

[ʔɐ.mɐˈʔon̪]


atsay

A diminutive of mutsatsa. From mutsatsa + -y.


atsoy

A diminutive of mutsatso. From mutsatso + -y.


Carcaranon

a native of or a resident of Carcar, Cebu in the Philippines


Argaoanon

a resident of or a person from Argao, Cebu


Siquijodnon

a native of or a resident of Siquijor in the Philippines


Katsila

Ultimately from Latin castella (“little forts, castles”), plural diminutive of castrum (“fort”). See cognate Tagalog Kastila.


burikat sa Pasil

Pasil in Cebu City, is infamous for being a rough neighborhood.

a person who is considered to be sexually promiscuous; a whore; a slut


makawat

(idiomatic, of a baby) lets new people hold him or her; doesn't cry when held by others or taken away from parents, especially the mother


mangayo og manghod

Literally, “to ask for a younger sibling”.


moayaw

to cry or to be hysterical when a parent leaves


manananggot

[mɐ.n̪ɐ.n̪ɐŋˈɡot̪]

person who gathers coconut fruits and/or tuba


kailog

one who pulls something away from someone; one who wrests; one who fights someone over something


kauban

kauban nga estudyante


mangopyahay

(derogatory) someone who copies, plagiarizes or cheats


witer

From English waiter. Replaced by weyter.

(dated) a waiter; a male attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar


harbat

appropriation; an act or instance of appropriating


dispatser

a dispatcher; a person who controls movement of vehicles in a transportation organization


endyiner

From English engineer, from Middle English engyneour, engineour, from Old French engigneor, engignier, from engin or from Medieval Latin ingeniator (“one who creates or one who uses an engine”), from ingenium (“nature, native talent, skill”), from in (“in”) + gignere (“to beget, produce”), Old Latin genere.


Bohemyo

a Bohemian; an unconventional or nonconformist artist or writer


Lapulapu

Lapu-Lapu; the legendary chieftain of Mactan


mamiktyuray

a photographer; one who takes photographs, not necessarily as an occupation


gradwado

(by extension) having finished elementary, high school, etc.


gradwado

a person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution

a person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school


Amerkano

United States of America
United States of America

of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people or its culture


haring gangis

a kingpin; the most important person in an undertaking or organization


Humabon

Rajah Humabon; the rajah of Cebu at the time of Magellan's arrival


tapasero

someone who works in a sugarcane plantation, mainly employed at manually cutting sugarcane


manghiloay

a person who studies and makes poisons, often with a view to harm people


ekstrakurikuri

Corrected form of older extrakurikuri, from extra- + kurikuri. Influenced by English extracurricular.

(slang) a girlfriend or boyfriend on the side

(slang) a job on the side, often illegal


sorseres

(fantasy, folklore) a sorceress; a female sorcerer, especially one who is elegant; compare witch


nekromanser

a necromancer; a person who practices necromancy


sorserer

From English sorcerer, from Old French sorcier, ultimately from Latin sors (“oracular response”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sort, lineup”).

(fantasy, folklore) a sorcerer; a male magician or wizard


bokalista

From English vocalist. From vocalist + -a.


bahista

From baho + -ista. Compare English bassist.


anawnser

an announcer; one who makes announcements


hablos

a half-sibling; a half-sister or half-brother


inaon

[ʔɪ.n̪ɐˈʔon̪]


bayaw nga lalaki

a brother-in-law
a brother of one's spouse

a brother-in-law
a husband of one's sibling


bayaw nga babaye

a sister-in-law
a sister of one's spouse


kagupa

a member of a clan; a clansman or clanswoman


binalaye

Standardized spelling of binalayi. Can be analyzed as balaye + -in-, ultimately from baye (“female”).


arsobispo

Borrowed from Spanish arzobispo (“archbishop”).


suplayer

a supplier; one who supplies; a provider


prodyuser

(economics) an individual or organization that creates goods and services

one who produces an artistic production like a CD, a theater production, a film, a TV program and so on


bakero

From Spanish vaquero, from Vulgar Latin vaccārius (“cowherder, rancher”).

der

a cowherd; person who herds cattle; a cowboy


magkukulon

a potter; one who makes pots and other ceramic wares


mananggiti

From Spanish mananguete, from Cebuano man- + kawit.

a person who gathers coconut fruits and or tuba


estebedor

From English stevedore, from Spanish estibador, from estivar, estibar (“to load”), from Medieval Latin stivare, stīpāre, the present active infinitive of stīpō (“to cram, fill, stuff”), from Proto-Indo-European *steypos, from the root Proto-Indo-European *steyp-.


mantsupaay

(vulgar, generally pejorative) a cocksucker; someone who performs fellatio


mamayotay

(vulgar, generally pejorative) a male flirt who often pursues gay men for cash


Pelias

(Greek mythology) Pelias, the king of Iolcus


intrigero

a man who likes to gossip and create intrigues


intrigera

woman who likes to gossip and create intrigues


doktor wakwak

(derogatory) a quack; a fraudulent healer or incompetent professional, especially a doctor of medicine; an impostor who claims to have qualifications to practice medicine


Badjao

Uncertain. There are various hypotheses on the etymology of the term, such as:
* It is a corruption of Malay berjauh which means "getting further apart"
* It is derived from Brunei Malay bajaul which means "to fish"


budok

a person who is considered to be sexually promiscuous; a whore; a slut


segurista

leery; cautious, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns


pasipista

Borrowed from Spanish pacifista, from French pacifiste.


pasista

Borrowed from Spanish fascista, from Italian fascista, from fascio (“bundle, bunch”).


pang-an

a hustler; somebody who pretends to be an amateur at a game in order to win bets


pang-an

(derogatory) characteristic of a hustler


prosekyutor

From English prosecutor, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor.

prosecuting attorney
prosecuting attorney


Donya Agatha

a princess; a young girl or woman considered vain, spoiled or selfish; a prima donna


tigbawtismo

From tig- + bawtismo. Originally from Juan nga Tigbawtismo.

Juan nga Tigbawtismo
Juan nga Tigbawtismo

a baptist; a person who baptizes, only in the name Juan nga Tigbawtismo


porener

From English foreigner, from Middle English forner, foreyner, foroner, forenere, equivalent to foreign + -er.

a foreigner; a person from a foreign country


manedyer

(management) a person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team


letsero

From Spanish letsero, from Latin lactārius.


tsirman

the head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity


Amihan

one of the two supposed pre-Christian name of Cebu's Queen Juana


tsiks

From English chicks, plural of chick, from Middle English chicke, chike, variation of chiken (“chicken", also "chick”), from Old English ċicen, ċycen (“chicken”).

a chick; a young, especially attractive, woman or teenage girl


bise presidente

Borrowed from Spanish vicepresidente, reinterpreted as compound of bise + presidente from influence of English vice president.

deputy to a president, often empowered to assume the position of president on his death or absence

executive in a business in charge of a department or branch


bise gobernador

Borrowed from Spanish vicegobernador, reinterpreted as compound of bise + gobernador.

vice governor; deputy governor; lieutenant governor


gobernador heneral

Borrowed from Spanish gobernador general.


mamintalay

a painter; a laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means


naghikog

a suicide; a person who has intentionally killed himself or herself


makiharianon

a royalist, a monarchist; a supporter of monarchy or supporter of a particular royal régime


karibal

From ka- + ribal, root word from Spanish rival.

a rival; a competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing


binatonan

baton + -in- + -an. Originally, "fosterer."


karaang damang

(idiomatic) a veteran; a person with long experience of a particular activity


sibilyan

From English civilian, borrowed from Old French civilien.

a civilian; a person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces


sibilyan

to wear ordinary clothes; to be in civilian garb


sibilyan

in ordinary clothes not in uniform or work clothes


magsusulat

a writer; a person who writes, or produces literary work


madyikero

a magician; a performer of tricks or an escapologist or an illusionist


madyik

From English magic, from Middle English magyk, from Old French magique (noun and adjective), from Latin magicus (adjective), magica (noun use of feminine form of magicus), from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós, “magical”), from μάγος (mágos, “magus”). Ultimately from Old Iranian, probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂gh- (“to be able to, to help; power, sorcerer”).

a conjuring trick or illusion performed to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers

the use of rituals or actions, especially based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them


katulo liko

(humorous) irreligious; describing a conscious rejection of religion


Katoliko

From Spanish católico, from Late Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós, “universal”), from κατά (katá, “according to”) + ὅλος (hólos, “whole”).


mananapas

someone who works in a sugarcane plantation, mainly employed at manually cutting sugarcane


titser

From English teacher, from Middle English techere.

a teacher, especially one employed in school

a professor; a teacher or faculty member at a college or university


titser

to be a teacher; to become a teacher; to study to become a teacher


kontesero

a male person who frequents competitions, especially singing competitions and beauty pageants


kontesera

a female person who frequents competitions, especially singing competitions and beauty pageants


pinanser

a financer; a person or entity that provides financing


operatiba

an operative; a spy, secret agent, or detective


paraglayder

From English paraglider. Displaced parapente.


weyter

Corrected form of older witer. The diphthong "ey" is used to match the long a sound in the English word waiter.

a waiter; a male attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar


weytres

Corrected form of older witres. The diphthong "ey" is used to match the long a sound in the English word waitress.

a waitress; a female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar


witres

From English waitress. Replaced by weytres.


sakamuylas

Cebuanized form of Spanish sacamuelas, from sacar + muela.


retokada

a woman who has undergone cosmetic surgery


lib-in

to cohabit; to live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married; to cohabitate


retokado

a man who has undergone cosmetic surgery


Tabuelanon

a native of or a resident of Tabuelan, Cebu in the Philippines


Talisaynon

a native of or a resident of Talisay City, Negros Occidental


Toledohanon

native or resident of Toledo (city in Cebu, Philippines)


Balambanon

a native of or a resident of Balamban, Cebu in the Philippines


Bogohanon

resident or inhabitant of Bogo, a city in Cebu, Philippines


mamaskohay

a guest on Christmas day, or the Christmas season


magsisibya

a broadcaster; a person whose job is to broadcast


San Agustin

A municipality of Surigao del Sur, Philippines


tiggamitan

a user; one who uses or makes use of something


manunusad

(historical) a person who specializes in tooth goldwork


manglabnihay

a snatcher; a thief who steals by snatching


mamasura

to salvage reusable or recyclable materials from trash


manglutasay

Literally, “someone who weans another”. From manglutas + -ay.

(often humorous, derogatory) a cradle robber


payter

From English fighter, from Middle English fightere, fyghtor, feghtere, feghtare, fiȝtare, fiȝtere, from Old English feohtere.


pagkamaniniyot

photography; the occupation of taking photographs


kabarangay

a resident of a barangay where one resides


managkotay

a candlelighter; a person who light candles in a church, a tomb, etc.


maglala

From mag- + lala. A syllable la; a repeated initial syllable in the creation of agent nouns is dropped. Compare other nouns maglalaraw and magsusulat.


magbabaol

a peasant; a member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture


tagsiya

the head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity


binukot

From bukot + -in-. After the method conveying these girls in palanquins.


kadatoan

(historical) the royal family; the immediate family of a datu as opposed to the tumaw


paratawag

(history) a slave who serves as a herald


pedopilya

From English pedophilia, from German Pädophilie.

pedophilia; sexual activity between adults and children


tiggama

a producer; one who produces an artistic production like a CD, a theater production, a film, a TV program and so on


balediktoryan

From English valedictorian, from valediction, from Latin valedīcere, present active infinitive of valedīcō (“bid farewell”), from valē, imperative of valeō (“I am well”), + dīcō (“say”).


wala nahilig

Literally, “not fond of”. Short for wala nahilig og babaye.


emaw

(derogatory) an emo; an individual or group of people associated with emo fashion


komedyano

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English comedian.

pseudo-loan

Coordinate term: komedyana


komedyana

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English comedienne.


kurentisyan

a lineman; a person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone)


elektrisyan

an electrician; a tradesman who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment


manariay

a cockfighter; one who engages in a cockfight


magdadayeg

a fan; a person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport


magbubuhis

all of the people, collectively, in a population who pay tax (especially used in the context of the government financing something using the tax revenue)


balayi

Eye dialect spelling of balaye (“co-parent-in-law”)


tapik

(obsolete) in-law; be related through marriage


Espanyol

Borrowed from Spanish español, from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin *Hispaniolus (“of Spain”), from Latin Hispānus, from Hispānia.


kobol

(offensive) a child supposedly conceived via conjugal visit


takrawista

From takraw + -ista, from sepak takraw, from English sepak takraw, from Malay sepak takraw.


Leytehanon

ceb-noun

Leytehanon (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜌ᜔ᜆᜒᜑᜈᜓᜈ᜔)


yamag nota

a pencil dick; a tiny penis; a needle dick


yamag

Backward spelling of gamay. For the noun, short for yamag notch, yamag nota.


Samarnon

[s̪ɐ.mɐɾ̪ˈn̪on̪]

resident or inhabitant of Samar (either the island or the province)


mamukongay

Pagbantay sa mga mamukongay.

(derogatory) a fare dodger, stowaway, free rider; a person who is boarding a public transport (e.g. jeepney) without paying


binalayi

From balayi + -in-, ultimately from bayi (“female”)

Eye dialect spelling of binalaye (“daughter-in-law/sister-in-law”)


igsuon

[ʔɪɡˈs̪u.ʔon̪]

Unclear. Perhaps from ig- + suon (“imitate, copy”). Compare the etymology of ig-agaw.


pag-umangkon sa panag-agawan

pag-umangkon sa panag-agawan (Badlit spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜂᜋᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ ᜐ ᜉᜈᜄ᜔ᜀᜄᜏᜈ᜔)

[ˌpaɡ ʔʊˌmaŋ.kon̪ s̪ɐ ˌpa.n̪ɐɡ ʔɐˈɡa.wɐn̪]

Literally, “a niece or nephew by relation with a cousin”

lit

a child or descendant of a cousin of one's generation


panag-agawan

ceb-noun

panag-agawan (Badlit spelling ᜉᜈᜄ᜔ᜀᜄᜏᜈ᜔)

[ˌpa.n̪ɐɡ ʔɐˈɡa.wɐn̪]

(preceded by sa) related by virtue of being descended from one's cousin of the same generation


kaubanan

Can be analyzed as uban + ka- -an, or kauban (“companion”) + -an.


tagluyoan

[t̪ɐɡ.l̪ʊˈju.ʔɐn̪]

Kay igsoon among isig ka inahan, og igsoon 'sab among mga amahan, maingon nga tagluyoan 'mi.

Since are mothers are sisters, and our fathers are brothers, we are said to be tagluyoan.

related to each other through both maternal and paternal lines