robot

From English robot, from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”). Coined in the 1921 science-fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek after having been suggested to him by his brother Josef.

a style of dance popular in disco whereby the dancer impersonates the movement of a robot


Irish

From English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras (“Irishmen”), from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu (modern Éire (“Ireland”)), from Proto-Celtic *Īwerjū (“fat land, fertile”), from Proto-Indo-European *pi-wer- (“fertile”), from *peyH- (literally “fat”).

der

the Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic


Irish

pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people


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).


tuba

Antonio Pigafetta
Magellan's circumnavigation

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuba.
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

a reddish palm wine made from coconut or nipa sap


gold

Borrowed from English gold, from Middle English gold, from Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”).

der

(fantasy roleplaying games board games) miscellaneous unit of currency in fantasy genre


apod

tasting sour and or bitter and causing a numbing taste in the mouth or tongue, often caused by biting into or eating unripe fruit


salsa

any of several dances performed to salsa music


granada

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


flower

Unadapted borrowing from English flower.

(mahjong) act of declaring and revealing a flower or season tile and in order drawing a replacement tile


saya

Borrowed from Spanish saya, from Vulgar Latin *sagia, from Latin sagum, from Gaulish *sagos, or from Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos).


alas

(card games) an ace; a card with a single spot


suka

Borrowing ultimately from Sanskrit चुक्रा (cukrā, “tamarind tree”), possibly through Malay cuka (“soured wine, vinegar”).First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

vinegar; a sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid


bra

From English bra, shortened from brassiere, from French brassière.


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”).


pay

From English pi, Ancient Greek πεῖ (peî).

the name of the sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek


mal

Borrowed from Spanish mal, apocopic form of malo (“evil”).


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”).


pik

to pick an it; to take turns picking a team or members of a team using rock paper scissors


salad

From English salad, borrowed from French salade, borrowed from Northern Italian salada, salata, from Vulgar Latin *salāta, from *salāre, from Latin saliō, from sal (“salt”).


mate

(chess) to checkmate; to put the king of an opponent into checkmate


baba

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

inh+

talk; empty boasting, promises or claims


linen

From English linen, from Middle English lynnen, lynen, from Old English līnen (“linen", "made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *līnīnaz (“made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Superseded lino.

der

linen; thread or cloth made from flax fiber


murder

From English murder, from Middle English murder, murdre, mourdre, alteration of earlier murthre (“murder”) (see murther), from Old English morþor (“secret slaying, unlawful killing”) and Old English myrþra (“murder, homicide”), both from Proto-Germanic *murþrą (“death, killing, murder”), from Proto-Indo-European *mrtro- (“killing”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-, *mor-, *mr- (“to die”).

the crime of deliberate killing of another human


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”).


kuya

University of Santo Tomas#Libraries and archives

From Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá) as per Chan-Yap (1980) and Manuel (1948) with an older obsolete form of the diminutive suffix as a weak form of 囝 (kiáⁿ, káⁿ). Cognate with Tagalog kuya and Kapampangan koya.

a respectful title or form of address for an older man


bodka

From English vodka, borrowing from Russian во́дка (vódka), diminutive of вода́ (vodá, “water”).

vodka; a clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash


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


asin

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


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


bana

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

inh

Coordinate term: asawa


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.


pagan

(games, of marbles) to hit the adjacent marble with the target marble


hogar

(historical) a piercing; a hole made in the body so that jewelry can be worn through it


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


garnet

From English garnet, from Middle English granate, from Old French grenate, from grenat (“pomegranate red”).

(mineralogy) a hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives


helmet

From English helmet, from Middle English helmet, helmett, a borrowing from Old French helmet, heaumet, a diminutive of helme.

a helmet; a protective head covering, usually part of armour


polo

From English polo, from Balti پولو (polo, “ball”).

a ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal


kapok

(rare) the fiber obtained from this tree


haiku

From English haiku, from Japanese 俳(はい)句(く) (haiku), from Middle Chinese 俳 (bˠɛi, “paralleled [writing]”) + 句 (kɨoᴴ, “line”).


baton

Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston.

(sports) object transferred by relay runners

baton (staff or truncheon)
object transferred by relay runners


opal

From English opal, from French opale, from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala, “gem, stone”), from उपरि (upári, “the upper millstone”).


saker

association football
association football


donut

a doughnut; a deep-fried piece of dough or batter


pasko

From Spanish pascua, from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פסחא (paskha), from Hebrew פסח (pesakh).


tomboy

a girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner


salami

From English salami, from Italian salami, plural of salame (“salami”), from sale (“salt”), from Latin sal.


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]


abito

Borrowed from Spanish hábito, from Latin habitus.

habit (clothing of priests, monks and nuns)


Simon

From English Simon. Also from Spanish Simón.


barista

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


paprika

From English paprika, borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Indo-Aryan; compare Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).

cog

Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum#Translingual

paprika; powdered spice made from dried and ground fruits of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper (cultivars of Capsicum annuum), or mixtures of these


halo

For the second noun sense, the monitor lizard's timidity likened to cowardice.


hula

Borrowed from English hula, from Hawaiian hula.

hula; a form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there


mentor

a mentor; a wise and trusted counselor or teacher


ombudsman

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


amok

Borrowed from English amok, from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”). Displaced amog.


amok

a surf; waves that break on an ocean shoreline


Judith

From English Judith, from Hebrew יְהוּדִית (Y'hudít, “woman from Judea, Jewess”).

der

(biblical) the protagonist of the Biblical book of Judith


bubo

From Proto-Philippine *buqbuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqbuq.


bubo

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

box-like trap woven from bamboo slats allowing entrance but no egress, used to catch fish or monkeys


standing

in bato lata; an instance where the can is standing upright and, still in play, after being hit and pushed out of its ring


Jose

From Spanish José, from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.


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.


walker

From English walker, from Middle English walkere, from Old English wealcere.


yoyo

From English yo-yo / yoyo. Formerly a trademark. Most likely from Ilocano yóyo.

a yo-yo; a toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist

a cake that is shaped like a yoyo, akin to a cookie sandwich, often purple and with a margarine filling and rolled in white sugar


kalis

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


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


papel

(rock paper scissors) an open hand (handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors


baka

a cow; an adult female of the species Bos taurus that has calved

any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves

beef; the meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine


boda

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


Adan

Borrowed from Spanish Adán, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (ʾāḏām, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).


Abraham

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

a male given name from English or Spanish


Calliope

From English Calliope, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē).

(Greek mythology) the Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo


Maria

(biblical) any of several other women in the New Testament, notably Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany, the sister of Martha


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.


Sharon

From English Sharon, from Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (šārōn, “the Sharon plain”).


mata

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.
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

(mahjong) the extra pair of tiles in most winning hands


reporter

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


lato

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *latuq. Compare Indonesian latuh, Malay latuh ,Sabah Malay latok and Tagalog lato.


kaon

káon (canonical)
mo- (affix)
kaon (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
kaon (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
kaon (root)
actor
mang- (affix)
kaon (root)
actor
-on (affix)
kaon (root)
ma- (affix)
kaon (root)
actor
-an (affix)
kaon (root)

ceb-infl-table

kaon

kaon

kaon

kaon

kaon

kaon

kaon

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən. Compare Tagalog kain.

inh+

(games) to take a man in games of chess, checkers, etc.


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


maya

the chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)


obispo

Borrowed from Spanish obispo (“bishop”).


sirena

From Spanish sirena, from Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).

(slang, offensive, by extension) a feminine man, regardless of sexuality


lino

From Spanish lino, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Indo-European *līnom. Displaced balandan. Superseded by linen.

(archaic) linen; thread or cloth made from flax fiber


iro

From older ido, from Proto-Bisayan *qiduq, from Proto-Philippine *qiduq.


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?”).

der

(biblical) Michael, an archangel associated with defending Israel in the tribulation


bomba

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


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


satin

From English satin, from Old French satin, from Italian setino, probably via unattested Late Latin sētīnus (“silken [cloth]”), from Latin sētā.


Sugboanon

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


kasa

From Spanish casa (“house”), from Latin casa (“cottage”).


tako

a cue; the stick used to ptopel the ball in snooker, billards, etc.


Ariel

From English Ariel. Also from Spanish Ariel. Both from Biblical Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל (ari'él, a compound of אֲרִי (arí, “lion”) + אֵל (él, “God”), literally “lion of God”).
The female given name is from Ariel, the titular character of the 1989 Disney animated film The Little Mermaid.

der

(biblical) Ariel (a name for the city of Jerusalem, the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of modern Israel, and the claimed capital city of modern Palestine)


abrigo

[ʔɐbˈɾ̪i.ɡo]

Borrowed from Spanish abrigo (“overcoat”).


pegasus

Bellerophon
Michael (archangel)
Red Horse Beer

Horse from Red Horse Beer, wings from Gold Eagle Beer and St. Michael the Archangel standing in for Bellerophon or Perseus.

a cocktail using Red Horse Beer and Gold Eagle Beer and Ginebra San Miguel


jai alai

From English jai alai, from Spanish, from Basque jai (“festival”) + alai (“merry”).

an illegal lottery based on the scores of jai alai games


hiya

(martial arts) A kiai, shouted as a limb is swung in attack.


Dina

(biblical) Dinah; a daughter of Jacob and Leah


paso

Borrowed from Spanish paso, from Latin passus.

(bingo) an instance where a player fails to declare a bingo


paso

(bingo) to fail to declare or call a bingo


lana

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laña.

inh+

wave that looks like a thin film of oil on the surface


hari

(card games) a playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit


maja

a pudding, usually made using cornstarch and coconut milk


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)


Nathan

From English Nathan, from Hebrew נָתָן (natán, “gave”). Also short for English Jonathan.


biga

lust; a feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal


alak

Borrowed from Malay arak, from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq) (cf. Bikol Central arak, Chamorro arak and Ilocano arak).


buaya

From Malay buaya, from Proto-Malayic *buhaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.

(sports slang, especially basketball) ball hog


baboy

From Proto-Philippine *babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


manok

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522..
Sense 2 is an allusion to betting on a gamecock in a cockfight.


Pedro

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


buli

(by extension) any member of the genus Corypha, collectively called buri palm

fiber extracted from the leaves of this plant


bato

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Compare Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu and Maori whatu.
The sense of "kidney" is a semantic loan from Tagalog bato.

piece in chess, checkers, sungka or similar games


bato

bato-bato

anchor; sinker; stone used in artificial jewelry

pamato

anchor; sinker; anchorman in a relay; best bet; spending money


Agatha

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


tari

a cockfight; especially one employing the use of gaffs


ina

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


magasin

From English magazine, borrowed from Middle French magasin (“warehouse, store”), from Italian magazzino (“storehouse”), ultimately from Arabic مَخَازِن pl (maḵāzin), plural of مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storeroom, storehouse”), noun of place from خَزَنَ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”).

der

a periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at fold


tita

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


anis

Pimpinella anisum
Pimpinella anisum#Translingual

anise or aniseed plant (Pimpinella anisum)

Illicium verum
Illicium verum#Translingual


Beethoven

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

the German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven


kaka

tar; a solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke


klepto

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

one who steals compulsively; a kleptomaniac


adobo

fried meat that has been marinated in soy sauce, garlic and vinegar or calamondin juice

a dish in which meat or liver is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and onions


alarma

[ʔɐˈl̪aɾ̪.mɐ]

any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger

mechanical device for awaking people or rousing their attention

instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging


alarma

[ʔɐˈl̪aɾ̪.mɐ]

to give (someone) notice of approaching danger

to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert

to surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear


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”).


botas

Borrowed from Spanish bota, botas, from Late Latin buttis, probably via Greek (compare Ancient Greek πυτίνη (putínē, “flask”)), ultimately from the imitative Proto-Indo-European *bʰeHw- (“to swell, puff”).


retrato

From Spanish retrato, borrowed from Italian ritratto, from Latin retractus.

a photograph; a picture made using a camera


talaba

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *talabá (“kind of shellfish; oyster”).

inh+

oyster; any member of the family Ostreidae


pista

From Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin festa < Latin festa, plural of festum.


Raquel

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


kokis

From English cookies, plural of cookie, borrowed from Dutch koekje (possibly through dialectal variation koekie), diminutive of koek (“cake”), from Proto-Germanic *kōkô.

a cookie; a sweet baked good which (usually) has chocolate chips, fruit, nuts etc. baked into it


buwan

in bato lata, in an event of a standing, to use the buwan as an attack line


buhok

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


bokal

(orthography) a letter representing the sound of vowel


bakbak

swaddling; clothing that restrict movement of babies


Simeon

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

der

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


panit

leather, especially leather from cowhide

a fruit peel; the skin that has been peeled off from a fruit


makaroni

From English macaroni, from Italian maccaroni, obsolete variant of maccheroni (“macaroni”), plural of maccherone, possibly from maccare (“bruise, batter, crush”), which is of unknown origin, or from late Ancient Greek μακαρία (makaría, “food made from barley”).

macaroni; a type of pasta in the form of short tubes


Elisabet

(biblical) the mother of John the Baptist


pasaporte

From Spanish pasaporte. Prior to the Philippine passport, the Spaniards issued safe-conducts called chapas.


Tomas

Borrowed from Spanish Tomás, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא (te'oma, “twin”).


iring

(often humorous) cat meat (see usage notes)


lukot

the egg string of the wedge sea hare (Dolabella auricularia) used as food


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


salpo

Sipunculus nudus; a species of peanut worm


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


lomo

tenderloin; the tenderest part of a loin of meat


prosti

Final clipping of English prostitute, from Latin prōstitutus.


soneto

Borrowed from Spanish soneto, from Italian sonetto


brandi

From English brandy, shortened form of brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn (“burnt wine”).


callboy

Unadapted borrowing from English callboy.

ubor

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


leksikon

From English lexicon, from Medieval Latin or New Latin lexicon, from Ancient Greek λεξικόν (lexikón, “a lexicon”), neuter of λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).


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]


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


sasing

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *caciŋ (kind of worm). Cognate with Tausug sassing and Malay cacing.

inh+

(zoology) any member of the phylum Sipunculidae, the peanut worms


pait

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit, from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC.


sepak takraw

From English sepak takraw, from Malay sepak takraw.


abaka

Cebu hemp (Musa textilis); a species of banana tree native to the Philippines


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]


maskara

Borrowed from Spanish máscara, from Italian maschera, possibly ultimately from Arabic مَسْخَرَة (masḵara, “buffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous”), from سَخِرَة (saḵira, “to ridicule, to laugh at”).


karamel

Borrowed from English caramel, borrowed from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (“reed”), or alternatively from Medieval Latin cannamellis, which is either a compound of canna + mellis or possibly a borrowing from Arabic. Doublet of karmelitos.

a smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky

a (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection

a yellow-brown color, like that of caramel


intriga

Borrowed from Spanish intriga (“intrigue”), from French intrigue, from Italian intricare, from Latin intrīcō (“I entangle, perplex, embarrass”).


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.


balising

(games) to move something away from obstructions


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.


balaw

to tire out; to make someone tired; to exhaust


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


bibi

Compare Hiligaynon bibi and Tagalog bibe.

a duck; any member of the form taxon of ducks


bulang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaŋ.

inh+

cockfight, especially one making use of gaffs


dayok

a preparation of fermented fish intestines


damgo

a dream; imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping


damgo

to dream; to see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping


bungot

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522. Compare Tausug pungut, Malay janggut and Javanese jenggot.


galab

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


sisi

a barnacle; a crustacean in the subclass Cirripedia


militarista

[mɪ.l̪ɪ.t̪ɐˈɾ̪is̪.t̪ɐ]


gutok

(of a container, clothing, etc.) filled to the point tightness


habyog

a sweet cloudy drink made from fermented sugar palm sap


debu

From English debut, from French début, from Middle French, derivative of débuter (“to move, begin”), from dé- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), from Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeud- (“to beat, push”).


sapla

tasting sour and or bitter and causing a numbing taste in the mouth or tongue, often caused by biting into or eating unripe fruit


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


pakol

a hatchet; a small light axe with a short handle


Amerikano

American (pertaining to the United States)


komiks

From English comics, from comic, from Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós, “relating to comedy”), from κῶμος (kômos, “carousal”).

comics; the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art


kabo

Borrowed from Spanish cabo (“corporal”).


samong

a species of top snail (Trochus niloticus)


abaniko

an eskrima striking blow, resembling a fanning motion


patik

to tattoo; to apply a tattoo to (someone or something)


patik

a tattoo; an image made in the skin with ink and a needle


bawang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).


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.


esmeralda

From Spanish esmeralda, from Old Spanish esmeralda, possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde, from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin.


kodak

Borrowed from English kodak, genericized trademark from Kodak.


asawa

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

Coordinate term: bana


wiski

From English whiskey, from Irish uisce beatha and Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”), calque of Latin aqua vitae, from Proto-Celtic *udenskyos (“water”) + *biwotos (“life”).


paa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqa.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

inh+

a drumstick; the second joint of the leg bone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food


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.


karakol

Borrowed from Spanish caracol (“snail”).

the imperial volute (Cymbiola imperialis)


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


ahedres

Borrowed from Spanish ajedrez (“chess”).


tinapay

[t̪ɪˈn̪a.pɐɪ̯]

Borrowed from Tagalog tinapay, from tapay + -in-.


intos

a strong alcoholic drink made by allowing sugarcane juice to ferment in earthen jars buried underground


tusok

From Proto-Austronesian *tusuk (cf. Puyuma tusuk, Malay tusuk). Compare tuslok.

piercing (hole made in the body so that jewelry can be worn through it)


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


samin

Borrowed from Malay cermin (cf. Tagalog salamin, Ilocano sarming).


esport

From English sport, from Middle English sporten (verb) and sport, spoort, sporte (noun), apheretic shortenings of disporten (verb) and disport, disporte (noun).

a sport; any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules


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


tutoy

to suckle; to give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs


latero

a roofer; a craftsman who lays, or repairs roofs


tabako

Borrowed from Spanish tabaco, either from Arabic طَبَاق (ṭabāq, “a type of medicinal herb”), also طُبَاق (ṭubāq), or from a Taíno word meaning "roll of tobacco leaves" or "a pipe for smoking tobacco".


sapatos

Borrowed from Spanish zapatos, plural of zapato (“shoe”).


sepulturero

ceb-noun

sepulturero (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜓᜇᜒᜇᜓ)


pinya

the fiber extracted from the leaves of this plant


pusil

→ Western Bukidnon Manobo: pusil


tisas

to apply chalk at the dnc of the cuestick


inin

Short for get in, the command signaling the start of the game. From English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én.

a game where one team attempts to clear sections of a field while the members of the opposing side, with arms outstretched, try to guard their designated line


ulang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, compare Malay udang.

inh+

the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)


kulmat

(historical) to strut around to show off new tattoos


sarsa

From Spanish salsa, from Vulgar Latin *salsa, noun use of the feminine of Latin salsus (“salted”), from saliō, from sal. Doublet of salsa.


pastil

a savory pastry filled with beans and noodles


duwende

Borrowed from Spanish duende, from Old Spanish duen de casa or dueño de la casa (“master of the house”).


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


sayaw

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sayaw (“to make movements”).

inh+

[ˈs̪a.d͡ʒɐʊ̯]

a dance; a sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music


balut

Reborrowed from English balut, from Cebuano balut. Credited to Edgar Woolbright.


sabali

(historical) someone who is a datu by marriage


mangla

the scorpion mood cloop (Thalassina anomala)


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


likin

Syzygium cumini
Syzygium cumini#Translingual

tobacco rolled in leaves of the Syzygium cumini tree


direktori

From English directory, from Middle English directorie, from Medieval Latin directorium.


lumpia

a type of egg roll consisting of ground meat and spices and vegetables


lumboy

(colloquial) tobacco rolled in a leaf of this tree


lasuna

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
From Sanskrit लशुन (laśuna, “garlic, onion”).


ahos

Borrowed from Spanish ajos, plural of ajo.

Allium sativum
Allium sativum#Translingual

garlic (Allium sativum); a plant related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking


Santa Maria

Davao Occidental
Davao Occidental#English

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


wakwak

Onomatopoeic; named after its supposed call.


espeling

the act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography


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


binignit

a dish of taro, sweet potatoes, sago pearls, landang and plantains (sometimes with jackfruit meat and sticky rice) cooked in coconut milk


paryente

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


sibuyas bombay

an onion; a monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice


bulbol

Derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu. Sense 3 is after the Chinese character being likened to pubic hair.


tuyom

any sea urchin except the sand dollar and the common sea urchin (Echinus esculentus)


swaki

the common sea urchin (Echinus esculentus)


lawas

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

inh+

(gay slang) ripped (having extremely low bodyfat content so that the shape of the underlying muscles become pronounced)


pusil-pusil

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


gubat

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *gubát (“to attack; to go to war”). Compare Ilocano & Bikol Central gubat, Isnag xubat and Maranao gobat.


liog

From Proto-Philippine *liqəʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *liqəʀ. Cognate with Tagalog leeg, Indonesian leher and Malay leher.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

(rare) part of clothing that fits a person's neck

chicken neck, especially as an item of food


hunghong

to whisper; to speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound


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).


ginikanan

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


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


buriring

the juvenile of several species of pufferfish consumed in the Philippines:

the Bennett's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster bennetti)

the compressed toby (Canthigaster compressa)

the honeycomb toby (Canthigaster janthinoptera)

the Valentin's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini)

the longspined porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus)


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


pan burikat

a bread with a sticky and brightly colored paste filling


dugos

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


mutya

From Sanskrit मुत्य (mutya, “pearl”). Compare Malay mutiara.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


mamamarang

a person who practices barang; a sorcerer or witch


bangas

facial hair on the chin, cheeks and jaw; a beard


garab

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


amega

Deliberate and exaggerated mispronunciation of amiga.

(colloquial, of a girl or lady or male-to-female transgender) a male-to-female transgender friend


kurikit

a game similar to kick the can; where the it finds and tags the other players by calling out "kurikit" preceded or followed by the tagged person's name, the captured player can be saved by kicking or tipping the can


takyan

a weighted shuttlecock usually made of a plain washer attached to feathers, plastic straw rope or plastic candy wrapper


polis dunggab

a variation of hide and seek, where the it finds and tags the other person by yelling "bang!". the tagged person can be saved by touching the it (or as if acting out a stabbing) and calling out "tsak!"


bugo

not bright or intelligent; stupid; slow of understanding


bayot

Apparently from baye (“female, woman”), perhaps a diminutive form influenced by
diyot (“little”).

male-to-female transgender, transvestite or transexual person

(colloquial, familiar, see usage notes) Term of address.


bayot

Bayot kaayo na manabi 'nang bayhana.

stereotypically gay (in the way someone talks, acts); sassy


igsoon

Alternative spelling of igsuon (“sibling”)


indayinday

a stinkbug; a common name applied to various insects of the Hemiptera order (the "true bugs"), in the Heteroptera suborder, principally in the superfamilies Pentatomoidea and Coreoidea


guso

any of several seaweeds in the genus Eucheuma, especially Eucheuma cottonii (now Kappaphycus cottonii), used as food and a source of carrageenan


tikasan

a person who swindles, cheats or defrauds; a swindler


aslom

ceb-adj

aslóm (comparative aslom-aslom, superlative kinaasloman, Badlit spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

aslóm (canonical)
aslom-aslom (comparative)
kinaasloman (superlative)

From Proto-Bisayan *qasləm, from Proto-Central Philippine *qalsəm, from Proto-Philippine *qalsəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləsəm.


tigulang

[t̪ɪˈɡu.l̪ɐŋ]


hantak

heads or tails, usually as a form of illegal gambling


pinaakan

(of food, fabric, clothing, etc.) covered in bite marks


pampam

Possibly from English pan-pan (“post-WWII Japanese prostitute catering to American soldiers”), from Japanese パンパン (panpan) as per Potet (2016), an ellipsis of パンパンガール (panpangāru), possibly from English pompom girl as a WW2 American military slang. Stephen Trussel claims it was derived from Proto-Philippine *pampám (“prostitute”), but he also noted it was possibly a loan distribution with an unclear source. See also Japanese ぱんぱん and English pum-pum.

bor

(offensive, vulgar) prostitute; harlot; whore


kabaryo

a resident of a barangay where one resides


kamunggay

[kɐ.mʊŋˈɡaɪ̯]

Probably Tamil முருங்கை (muruṅkai, “drumstick”), from the shape of the fruits. Compare malunggay.
Sense "clover", after its resemblance to the leaves of

Moringa oleifera
Moringa oleifera#Translingual


babayeng ikogan

(offensive) a transgender, transsexual or transvestite man

(often offensive, humorous) a woman with mistakable transsexual facial or physical features


nukos

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kanuqus. Compare with Tausug kanuus, Bikol Central kanuos.


bolinaw

anchovy, esp. the Philippine anchovy (Encrasicholina oligobranchus)


bulinaw

[bʊˈl̪i.n̪ɐʊ̯]


kugita

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with , Malay kurita, Ilocano kurita, Javanese gurita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.

an octopus that is bigger than a tabugok


kordero

Borrowed from Spanish cordero, from Vulgar Latin *cordārium < Latin cordus.


talab

a pen shell; any member of the family Pinnidae


adidas

Borrowed from English adidas, a genericized trademark of the German company name Adidas, after its founder Adolf “Adi” Dassler. The sense is most likely due to the association made with chicken feet and Adidas shoes.


bagolbagol

a game where two opposing players, usually girls, take turns attempting to hit the other player's flip-flop


bagol

From Proto-Bisayan *bagúl. Compare Hiligaynon bagol (“skull”). The game is named after its previous use of coconut shells and stones.

game where two opposing players, usually girls, take turns attempting to hit the other player's flip-flop


alimatok

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

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


mansanilya

From Spanish manzanilla (“camomile”), from manzana (“apple”) + -illo.


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


manindahay

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


tigbaligya

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


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


tsinelas

Borrowed from Spanish chinelas, plural of chinela.


yam-is

having too much flavor enhancers or MSG in the taste


drayb

From English drive, from Middle English driven, from Old English drīfan, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”), from *dʰer- (“cloudy, dirty, muddy”).

der

(mahjong) to take over a mahjong game; to temporarily replace a player


ungo-ungo

(playground games) a variation of tag or hide and seek, where the it pretends to be a ghost or monster


ekek

Onomatopoeic; named after its supposed call.


lansang

[l̪ɐn̪ˈs̪aŋ]


eskalira

From Spanish escalera, from Old Spanish escalera, from Late Latin scālāria, from Latin scālae (“steps”).

(card games) a running flush, a straight flush or a royal flush

(mahjong) a pure straight hand; a hand of three consecutive chows in the same suit, making a nine-tile straight


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


rayna

[ˈɾ̪aɪ̯.n̪ɐ]


sundang

[s̪ʊn̪ˈd̪aŋ]

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


buwad

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of bulad


bulad

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *belaj (“spread out to dry in the sun”). Compare Tagalog bilad.


berde og dugo

(dated, offensive) a male-to-female transgender, transvestite or transexual person


mapya

From English mafia or Mafia, from Italian.

(sports) to fix a match, to throw a game


opensa

Borrowed from Spanish ofensa, from Latin offēnsā, from offēnsō (“I strike”).
Sports-related senses, semantic loan from English offense.

(team sports) offense (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score)

(team sports) offense (portion of a team dedicated to scoring)


tigbakay

a prohibited form of cockfighting where gamecocks fight to the death


kristo

From Kristo, from Spanish Cristo, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), a calque of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māshīaχ, “anointer”).

(gambling) bet collector in cockfighting


sabong

a contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs; a cockfight; cockfighting


libakero

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”).


apirapir

trading cards; especially when used in this game


bato lata

bato (“stone, rock”) (“to stone, to throw stones at”) + lata (“can”)

a game similar to the medieval children's game Duck on a Rock


lupa-langit

a variation of hot lava where an it would chase players who step on the ground


tsismosa

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


dampa

a game where two or more people will aim to move a stack of rubber bands pass a service line or off an edge


dampa

to attempt to move something using a burst of air by strucking a flat surface against a dome created using a person's two hands


tsinelasay

a children's game where two or more players race slippers or flip-flops to the finish line


tambling

Borrowed from English tumbling, present participle of tumble, from Middle English tumblen; frequentative of Middle English tumben, from Old English tumbian, from Proto-Germanic *tūmōną (“to turn, rotate”).


detektib

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


esteping

Borrowed from English stepping, present participle of step.

(sports, games) to step on or over a line. (violation)


dribol

ceb-infl-table

dribol

dribol

mag- (affix)
dribol (root)
actor
i- (affix)
dribol (root)


manikurista

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


obertaym

(sports) overtime; an extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation


dyambol

(basketball) to begin or resume play with a jump ball


lumpya

zh-l

潤餅／润饼 (lūn-piáⁿ)

a type of egg roll consisting of ground meat and spices and vegetables


bitsin

From English vetsin, a genericized trademark of Tien Chu Ve-Tsin food company, or its particular Chinese reading in Hokkien 味精 (bī-cheng). The Ve-Tsin (味精) trademark itself comes from Shanghainese 味精 (⁶vi-cin₁), which is ultimately from Japanese 味(み)精(せい) (misei).

monosodium glutamate
monosodium glutamate


putli

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


elorde

Named after Cebuano boxer Gabriel "Flash" Elorde.

a type of bread roll that look like two boxing gloves pressed together


caycay

a layered biscuit rolled in toasted peanuts and honey or sugar syrup


tulisan

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


bahalina

tuba that has been fermented and aged up to a year


ginamos

a preparation of fermented fish, often using small fishes like anchovies


bahal

tuba that has been fermented and aged up to six months


santilmo

From Spanish fuego de Santelmo or fuego de san Telmo.


baklad

Borrowed from Tagalog baklad, from Proto-Philippine *bakəlad, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakəlad.


kagar

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


sibot

to catch (something) using a hand net or butterfly net


hinigugma

[hɪ.n̪ɪ.ɡʊɡˈmaʔ]

a beloved, a sweetheart; a boyfriend or girlfriend


tinughong

a rice gruel, made with leftover rice, boiled and cooked again in water, and sweetened with sugar


kaslonon

affianced, betrothed; engaged to be married


kaslonon

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


paraiso

Borrowed from Spanish paraíso, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos).


kainom

a person whom one is having a drink with


taklobo

Tridacna gigas
Tridacna gigas#Translingual

a taclobo or giant clam (Tridacna gigas)


luy-a

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.
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

Zingiber officinale
Zingiber officinale#Translingual


tanglad

[t̪ɐŋˈl̪ad̪]

Cymbopogon citratus
Cymbopogon citratus#Translingual

lemongrass; one of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used in cooking, for tea, and for fragrance


sabongero

a cockfighter; one who engages in a cockfight


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”).


beterano

Borrowed from Spanish veterano, from Latin veterānus.


ayaw

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


mestisa

Borrowed from Spanish mestiza, feminine form of mestizo.

the greasyback shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis)

the endeavour shrimp (Metapenaeus endeavouri)


buwang

(Metro Cebu, Bohol) Alternative form of bulang


balintong

Auxis thazard
Auxis thazard#Translingual


tiyan

From Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion; the stomach


pating

Compare Waray-Waray pating and Bikol Central pating.


sugarol

[s̪ʊ.ɡɐˈɾ̪ol̪]

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish jugador (“player”).


sugarol

[s̪ʊ.ɡɐˈɾ̪ol̪]

afflicted with or suffering from problem gambling


bolador

(bingo) a caller; the person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers


ugis

an albino; a person or animal with albinism


sapiro

a guava tree that bears pink-fleshed fruits


sapiro

From Spanish zafiro (“sapphire”), from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).

a clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone

a white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent


sapiro

From English sapphire, borrowed from Old French saphir, from Latin sapphir, sappir, sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros, “precious stone, gem”), from a Semitic language (compare Hebrew סַפִּיר (sappī́r)), perhaps ultimately from a non-Semitic source such as Sanskrit शनिप्रिय (śanipriya, “dark-colored stone”, literally “dear to Saturn”).


chocnut

Genericized trademark from Choc Nut, which is a blend of English chocolate + peanut, or alternatively of chocolate + coconut, since supposedly the original recipe used chocolate and coconut.

chocnut (a confectionery, usually sold in small bars, made with cocoa powder, peanuts and sugar)


pass bao

a variation of punch buggy; a game where players race to spot a passing or parked Volkswagen beetle. at the sight of the vehicle, players salute and call out, "Pass bao!" failure to salute or placing last is punished by a knock or smack in the head


alalay

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


sigarilyo

Borrowed from Spanish cigarrillo, from cigarro (“cigar”) + -illo (“diminutive suffix”).
Sense of "round scad", after its shape.


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


pilitpilit

a game similar to tag and hot lava where players touch wooden items to avoid getting tagged


karnabal

(mahjong) hand consisting of eight pairs


basketbolista

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


kondensada

Borrowed from Spanish [leche] condensada.


katam-is

sweetness; the condition of being sweet or sugary


tam-is

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taq(ə)mis.


desperada

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

without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious


panitik

the act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography


kabanay

(strictly) a member of one's immediate family


banay

nuclear family; consisting of parents and their children


tinun-an

[t̪ɪˈn̪un̪.ʔɐn̪]


kampilan

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


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”).


sugilambong

Blend of sugilanon + limbong, coined by Uldarico A. Alviola.


sugilagming

[s̪ʊ.ɡɪ.l̪ɐɡˈmiŋ]

Blend of sugilanon + gagming, coined by Uldarico A. Alviola.


bantay hari

in bato lata; an it who would rather keep a tight watch on the can than chase and catch other players


balay ni Tarsan

a figure, likened to a house or tree house, formed using a rubber band


brip ni Tarsan

a triangular figure formed using a rubber band


ulo sa Voltes V

Literally, “the Voltes V's head”. Named after the robot in the anime Chōdenji Machine Voltes V.

a figure, likened to the Voltes V's head, formed using a rubber band


ulo ni Voltes V

Literally, “Voltes V's head”. Named after the robot in the anime Chōdenji Machine Voltes V.


panglakaw

(clothing) worn outside the home; usually considered presentable or stylish to be worn in public, e.g., to school, to the office, to church, to the mall or to a party


pang-uran

(clothing) worn at home or around the neighborhood

(clothing) worn when doing physical or manual work


kargaburo

[kɐɾ̪.ɡɐˈbu.ɾ̪o]

a card game, similar to burro, where players try to get rid of cards by following suit


slipper game

a game similar to baseball or kickball, where players kick flip-flops


ten twenty

a variant of the Chinese jump rope where players jump over or step on a Chinese garter, that has been tied into a circle, while counting to one hundred in increments of ten


lupa langit

a variation of hot lava where an it would chase players who step on the ground


ulingay

a wager in card games where losers are punished by having their faces smeared with powdered charcoal


tigso

the speckled reed warbler (Acrocephalus sorghophilus)


Chinese garter

Chinese garter; Chinese jump rope (long narrow rubber garter band strip)

(playground games) Chinese garter; Chinese jump rope (game)


tira hago

a rule in bato lata, that an it may invoke, that prevents players in the attacking line from tipping the can while the it is away chasing other players who have picked up their slippers


padidit

a sledding game using coconut palm fronds to slide downhill


tabad

From Tagbanwa, Central Tagbanwa, Calamian Tagbanwa tabad.


enter hago

a rule in games where joiners are automatically relegated as it


undang dukol

a rule in games where a quitter is smacked or knocked in the head, by the other players, before he or she is allowed to leave the game


kamwa

the articulate harp shell (Harpa articularis)


tandaytanday

a game where players take turns throwing rubber bands forwards from a throwing line; if a player lands his or her rubber band on top of another player's rubber band, he or she gets to keep it


floweran

(mahjong) the pile where a replacement tile is drawn after declaring a flower


sinina

[s̪ɪˈn̪i.n̪ɐʔ]

From Spanish chinina (“colonial Chinese-style blouse or shirt”).


silahis

(offensive) a bisexual person; especially one who is closeted


tag-anay paganda

a game where players guess the product being advertised during a television commercial break


tugot

to release more string in order for the kite to fly higher


ikog sa pagi

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


komedyante

ceb-noun

komedyante (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)


San Miguel

(biblical) Michael, an archangel associated with defending Israel in the tribulation


adobaw

a dish in which meat or liver is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and onions


humba

From Hokkien 封肉 (hong-bah, “braised meat”).

a dish similar to adobo but is sweeter and fattier, usually made using fried pork belly cooked in a sauce including garlic, onions, fermented black beans, spring onions, brown sugar, pepper corns, bay leaves, soy sauce and lemon-lime soft drink or pineapple juice


pangasi

a wine made by allowing a mixture of milled rice, water, ginger and chili to ferment


kulating

a mixed drink using Vino Kulafu and Sting energy drink


lambador

a game where one team attempts to clear sections of a field while the members of the opposing side, with arms outstretched, try to guard their designated line


lingaw-lingaw

[l̪ɪˌŋaʊ̯ ˈl̪i.ŋɐʊ̯]

(gambling) to play for fun, not for winning


pamugas

pa- + bugas. Rice (“bugas”) being the staple of the Philippines.


pamugasay

(often derogatory, humorous) one who plays like gambling is their bread and butter


pamasin

the act of gambling with very little, barely enough, money to wager


kosinero

kosinero (feminine kosinera, Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜐᜒᜈᜒᜇᜓ)


mamords

(of a woman) buxom; having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts


bukobuko

Reduplication of buko (“node of a stem”)

redup

(anatomy) the back of a person or animal

(especially) the upper back, opposite the chest

the back of a person or animal
the upper back, opposite the chest


tarutot

a horn; any of several musical wind instruments


manigarilyo

ceb-infl-table

manigarilyo


palda

From Spanish falda, from a Germanic language.


ermitanyo

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


tipay

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

Pinctada maxima
Pinctada maxima#Translingual

Pinctada maxima, a pearl oyster having two varieties; the white-lipped oyster and the gold-lipped oyster


tibod

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


umagad

[ʔʊˈma.ɡɐd̪]

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

infix

Coordinate term: binalaye


tamasok

a shipworm; especially ones that are found on ships or boats (see usage notes)


sunglotan

the internal organs of a sea cucumber eaten as food


tamilok

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamiluk (teredo, sea worm that attacks wood). Compare Tausug tambiluk, Malay tembelok and Iban tebelok.

inh+

a shipworm; any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water


bansil

the crown; the part of the tooth above gums

(historical) a gold peg used as tooth replacement


banog

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *banuʀ (“hawk; eagle”).

Haliastur indus
Haliastur indus#Translingual


banog

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *banəʀ (“to bruise”).


hinumod

wet clothing; clothes worn while swimming or bathing outdoors; e.g. in the rain, at the village pump


humdonon

clothes set aside to be worn for bathing outdoors; e.g., the village pump


kongresista

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

(politics) congressman; congresswoman; representative


sanina

a top; an item of clothing that covers at least the chest, but which usually covers most of the upper human body between the neck and the waistline


sanina

to put on some clothes; especially a top


litrato

From Spanish retrato, borrowed from Italian ritratto, from Latin retractus.


tisyu

(rare) tissue paper; especially toilet paper


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


tigbalantay

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


panigarilyo

ceb-verb

panigarilyo (Badlit spelling ᜉᜈᜒᜄᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

to smoke (inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette)


pagpanigarilyo

ceb-noun

pagpanigarilyo (Badlit spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜉᜈᜒᜄᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)


keyk

From English cake, from Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka (“cake”), from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ (“cake”), from Proto-Indo-European *gog- (“ball-shaped object”).

der

a cake; a rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing


pitpit

(mahjong) the sparrow tile; the one-bamboo tile


bagakay

[bɐˈɡa.kɐɪ̯]

Schizostachyum lumampao; a bamboo species native to the Philippines


tadyaw

a clay jar, that is smaller than a banga


tighugas

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


bilyar

Borrowed from Spanish billar, from French billard.


inutok

(sarcasm, gambling, of an opponent) taking too long to make a move, as if every move is calculated


mangisda

to fish; to hunt fish or other aquatic animals


shomoy

the act of shooting a marble in a hole in the ground


bombay

an onion; a monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice


bombay

(offensive, vulgar) a person that resembles a Middle Eastern person; often used interchangebly with turko


masyador

(gambling) bet collector in cockfighting


manulaay

(gaming, video games) a gamer; a gamester


magdudula

[mɐɡ.d̪ʊˈd̪u.l̪ɐʔ]

mag- + dula, with partial reduplication.


tusik

the act of forcing the gamecocks to peck each other at the start of a cockfight


dagatan

the taclobo or giant clam (Tridacna gigas)


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


darna

After the titular character of the comicbook Darna.

(slang, derogatory) an effeminate male homosexual


parahaya

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


ginunting

[ɡɪ.n̪ʊn̪ˈt̪iŋ]

(of material) cut using a pair of scissors


tulbok

(grammar) a punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period


pamalak

poetry; the class of literature comprising poems


pungkay

apex (highestor the greatest point of something)


pungkay

Coordinate term: pungkoy

(chiefly literary or childish) female genitalia


taluto

Hemidactylus frenatus
Hemidactylus frenatus#Translingual

the common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)


hawo

For the second sense, the monitor lizard's timidity likened to cowardice.


amaon

[ʔɐ.mɐˈʔon̪]


atsay

A diminutive of mutsatsa. From mutsatsa + -y.


atsoy

A diminutive of mutsatso. From mutsatso + -y.


buwad isda

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of bulad isda (“dried fish”)


bulad isda

[bʊˌl̪ad̪ ʔɪs̪ˈd̪aʔ]


Argaoanon

a resident of or a person from Argao, Cebu


Siquijodnon

a native of or a resident of Siquijor in the Philippines


Carcaranon

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


mokasin

From English moccassin, from Powhatan makasin, mockasin, mawhcasuns (plural), from Proto-Algonquian *maxkeseni.

a moccassin; a modern shoe with either a low or no heel resembling a traditional Native American moccasin i


Katsila

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


managat

to fish; to hunt fish or other aquatic animals


aplod

tasting sour and or bitter and causing a numbing taste in the mouth or tongue, often caused by biting into or eating unripe fruit


lasaw

[ˈl̪a.s̪ɐʊ̯]


tab-ang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taq(e)baŋ. Compare Tagalog tabáng.


burikat sa Pasil

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

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


uwag

lust; a feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal


rayban

[ˈɾ̪iɪ.bɐn̪]


gaset

From English gazette, borrowed from French gazette, from Italian gazzetta, from Venetian gazeta dele novità (17th cent.), named for the gazeta (“halfpenny”) (first minted 1539).


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”.

lit

an instance of a baby sucking on or chewing its toes


moayaw

to cry or to be hysterical when a parent leaves


manananggot

[mɐ.n̪ɐ.n̪ɐŋˈɡot̪]

person who gathers coconut fruits and/or tuba


kilay 2000

thin overplucked eyebrow, similar to the eyebrow trend of the early 2000s


mubog lupad

From mubo + og + lupad. From babaye nga mubog lupad.


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


jolen

Probably from English hole in. Compare Tagalog holen.

a marble; small spherical ball of rock, glass, ceramic or metal used in games and races


galana

a wave that looks like a thin film of oil on the surface


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


saybit

[s̪ɐɪ̯ˈbit̪]


kinitkitan

(of food, fabric, clothing, etc.) covered in bite marks


samtoy

Coined. Blend of sampong + tutoy, from sampong sa tutoy.


pederasyon

(humorous) hypothetical group where all gay men belong


law-oy

a vegetable dish, made using squash, okra, tomatoes, taro, moringa leaves, camote tops, eggplants, yardlong beans and Malabar spinach


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.


sinamon

From English cinnamon, borrowed from Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, cinnamomum, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον (kínnamon), κιννάμωμον (kinnámōmon), from Phoenician [Term?], cognate with Hebrew קִנָּמוֹן (qinnāmōn).


Bohemyo

a Bohemian; an unconventional or nonconformist artist or writer


bajag

(obsolete) a type of loincloth that was commonly used throughout the Philippines before the arrival of the European colonizers and is currently still in use today by some indigenous tribes of the Philippines


duwaw

Curcuma longa
Curcuma longa#Translingual

turmeric (Curcuma longa); an Indian plant with aromatic rhizomes


ensayklopedya

From English encyclopedia, borrowed from New Latin encyclopaedia (“general education”), from a univerbation of Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular”), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) + παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “child-rearing, education”), from παιδεύω (paideúō, “rear a child”) + -ίᾱ (-íā), from παῖς (paîs, “child”).

ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ


tesawro

Borrowed from Spanish tesauro, from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “storehouse, treasure”).


ensiklopedya

From Spanish enciclopedia, borrowed from New Latin encyclopaedia (“general education”), from a univerbation of Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular”), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) + παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “child-rearing, education”), from παιδεύω (paideúō, “rear a child”) + -ίᾱ (-íā), from παῖς (paîs, “child”).

ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ


kisiyo

white cheese made from carabao or goat milk


putpot

the common ponyfish (Leiognathus equulus)


putpot

Onomatopoeic. Kutsinta is often sold by peddlers who carry a bulb horn.


ortograpiya

spelling; the method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols


Lapulapu

Lapu-Lapu; the legendary chieftain of Mactan

the city of Lapu-Lapu, named after the chieftain


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


susuwat

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


panabas

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


hulagway

[hʊ.l̪ɐɡˈwaɪ̯]


hulagway

[hʊ.l̪ɐɡˈwaɪ̯]


mamiktyuray

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


piktyur

From English picture, from Middle English pycture, from Old French picture, from Latin pictūra (“the art of painting, a painting”), from pingō (“I paint”).

a photograph; a picture made using a camera


gradwet

From English graduate, from Latin graduātus (“graduated”), from gradus (“step”).

(basketball) to foul out; to be disqualified from further play for having committed too many fouls


graduwado

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


graduwado

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


wasaywasay

a hammer oyster; any member of the genus Malleus


Amerkano

United States of America
United States of America

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


amumungpong

a top shell; any member of the family Trochidae


bagongon

the telescope shell (Telescopium telescopium)


sudlaysudlay

Vasticardium flavum subrugosum; a type of cockle in the family Cardiidae


haring gangis

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


baluso

the fenestrate top shell (Tectus fenestratus)


litob

any of several ark clams (family Arcidae):

the inequivalve ark (Anadara inaequivalvis)


liswi

the strawberry conch (Conomurex luhuanus)


dalodalo

the giant mangrove whelk (Terebralia palustris)


tapusok

a wentletrap; any of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the genus Epitoniidae


tambayang

the red-lipped codakia (Codakia tigerina)


tagimtim

the mangrove oyster (Crassostrea tulipa)


kapis

the windowpane oyster or capiz (Placuna placenta)


agwamarin

From English aquamarine, partially influenced by Spanish aguamarina. Doublet of agwamarina, akwamarin, and akwamarina.


akwamarin

English aquamarine, from Latin aqua (“water”) + marinus (“marine”), adjective form from mare (“sea”).


akwamarina

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English aquamarine, influenced by Spanish aguamarina. Compare akwamarin, which is an English borrowing. Doublet of agwamarin, agwamarina, and akwamarin.


agwamarina

Borrowed from Spanish aguamarina. Doublet of agwamarin, akwamarin, and akwamarina.


bantak

a fish trap made of woven bamboo and shaped like a small vase


buhian

a floating woven container used to temporarily hold fish caught from fish traps


til-og

a dish using a smalltooth emperor as a main ingredient, often served to a sick person much like chicken soup


saypo

Sipunculus nudus; a species of peanut worm


sidyok

the black long spine urchin (Diadema setosum)


maribago

Talipariti tiliaceum
Talipariti tiliaceum#Translingual

Hibiscus tiliaceus
Hibiscus tiliaceus#Translingual

the sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)


balibago

sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)


Humabon

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


sawsawan

[s̪ɐʊ̯ˈs̪a.wɐn̪]


sawsaw

[ˈs̪aʊ̯.s̪ɐʊ̯]

From Proto-Philippine *sawsáw ("to dip in liquid").


alaloy

the great woolly Malayan lilac (Callicarpa candicans), its fruits often used stupefy fish


tigaw

any of several plants in the genus Callicarpa

Callicarpa erioclona; a species of beautyberry that bears edible fruits and native to Vietnam, Borneo, Sulawesi, Java, Philippines, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago


tustos

a cigar; tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked


tustos

to tobacco; to indulge in tobacco; to smoke


patingog

(orthography) a letter representing the sound of a vowel


katingog

(orthography) a letter representing the sound of a consonant


lapalapa

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


tapasero

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


magay

Cebu maguey; a fiber from the leaves of Agave cantala


manla

the scorpion mood cloop (Thalassina anomala)


nekromanser

a necromancer; a person who practices necromancy


manghiloay

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


sorseres

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


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


sorserer

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

der

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


bokalista

From English vocalist. From vocalist + -a.


bahista

From baho + -ista. Compare English bassist.


hatkeyk

a hotcake; a pancake; a thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter


kapkeyk

a cupcake; a small cake baked in a paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top


pankeyk

From English pancake, from Middle English pancake.


anawnser

an announcer; one who makes announcements


hablos

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


inaon

[ʔɪ.n̪ɐˈʔon̪]


bayaw nga babaye

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


bayaw nga lalaki

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

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


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”).


nelatch

a straight man or boy who services gay men in exchange for cash, often small change


karton girl

Named after the corrugated box that the girls and their customers use for bedding.


tulipsay

the Asian moon scallop (Amusium pleuronectes)


bahogbahog

a type of bread pudding, although considered more as a bread than a dessert


tudlo dato

the sharp razor clam (Pharella acutidens)


saang

a spider conch; any member of the genus Lambis


libuo

the Pacific tiger lucine (Codakia tigerina)


dawodawo

the giant mangrove whelk (Terebralia palustris)


bilbig

the golden freshwater clam (Corbicula fluminea)


bungkawil

Laevistrombus canarium
Laevistrombus canarium#Translingual


bug-atan

the tumid venus clam (Gafrarium pectinatum)


bunsodbunsod puti

Hexaplex cichoreum albicans, a white variety of the endive murex


budyong tangali

a Triton snail; any member of the family Ranellidae


buskay

the eglantine cowrie (Cypraea eglantina)


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


saliot

the elongate giant clam (Tridacna maxima)


hagdanhagdan

the fluted giant clam (Tridacna squamosa)


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-.


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


dalahay

a backwash; the backward flow of water from breaking waves


kapaw

a wave created by the movements of a school of fish


mamayotay

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


mantsupaay

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


gugmang tiunay

true love; the form of romantic affection that is considered pure and wholly positive, not just based on feelings of lust


Pelias

(Greek mythology) Pelias, the king of Iolcus


siyete pares

(mahjong) a hand consisting of seven pairs and a triple


bintos

(mahjong) the flower, season, wind and dragon tiles collectively


hinol

(mahjong) to attempt to guess a drawn tile by feeling the suit and value using the middle finger


hinabako

characterized by, addicted to, the smoking of tobacco


intrigero

a man who likes to gossip and create intrigues


dayondayon

a volleyball game that allows only one contact with the ball


sagasa

(mahjong) an instance of drawing the fourth tile of one's pung


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


intrigera

woman who likes to gossip and create intrigues


kongkreto

Borrowed from Spanish concreto, from Latin concrētus, past participle of concrescō (com- + crescō). The noun sense is a semantic loan from English concrete, from the same Latin source.

concrete (made of concrete building material)


sinulatan

handwriting; the characteristic writing of a particular person


kasabha

Carthamus tinctorius
Carthamus tinctorius#Translingual


kasubha

Ultimately from Sanskrit कुसुम्भ (kusumbha)


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"


kayankan

tar; a solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke


manyang

a strong distilled liquor from the nipa palm


saging minantikaan

fried bananas, including pinaypay and banana cue


hulahula

From English hula-hula, from Hawaiian hula.

hula; a form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there


pondye

a pongee; a soft unbleached silk, from China or India


pinyato

a brittle; a confection of caramelized sugar and nuts


baghot

gossip; idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present


bitsukoy

a pancake; a thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter


budok

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


butsi

Possibly from Hokkien 麻糍 (môa-chî) or a similar cognate, or Spanish buche (“mouthful”). Compare Tagalog butse (“Jian dui”), Tagalog matse (“Mache”), Cebuano masi (“Masi”), Kapampangan motsi (“Moche”).

Jian dui; sesame ball; a type of fried pastry, made from glutinous rice flour, with a sesame seed coating and a black bean paste filling


takobo

the taclobo or giant clam (Tridacna gigas)


kinasampongan

the summit; a peak; the top of a mountain

the apex; the "highest" or the greatest point of something


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”).


anlilitik

a mantis shrimp; a marine crustacean of the order Stomatopoda, with powerful claws and a carapace which covers only the rear part of the head and part of the thorax


guwaman

a red alga, especially of the genera Gracilaria and Gelidium

agar; a gelatinous material obtained from the marine algae, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive

a jelly; a dessert made from agar or gelatin

the dehydrated colored bars of Gelidium corneum


gulaman

a jelly; gelatin; a dessert made from agar or gelatin


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


bihod

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihed. Compare Gorontalo biyodu.


sapal

grated coconut meat that has been extracted of the coconut milk

bagasse; the residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted


prosekyutor

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

prosecuting attorney
prosecuting attorney


paresan

a suit; a set of clothes to be worn together


kinahon

(of beer, soft drink, etc.) placed in a crate or crates


damath

damath; a board game combining checkers and arithmetic


polispolis

a variation of tag where the it pretends to be a cop


pusilpusil

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

reduplication

a pretend gunfight; a game where children play with toy guns


brislet

From English bracelet, from Old French bracelet, diminutive form of bras (“arm”).

a bracelet; a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry or an ornament


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


pakapin sa bobot

(of jewelry) resembling a toy or fancy jewelry


pakapin sa bobot

(by extension) a toy jewelry or a fancy jewelry


porener

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

a foreigner; a person from a foreign country


manedyer

/maˈnɪd͡ʒəɾ/

[mɐˈn̪i.d͡ʒəɾ̪]

/maˈnɪd͡ʒɪɾ/

[mɐˈn̪i.d͡ʒɪɾ̪]

/maˈnɪd͡ʒɛɾ/

[mɐˈn̪i.d͡ʒɛɾ̪]

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


mardyoret

→ English: marjoret


sibuying

Allium cepa var. aggregatum
Allium cepa var. aggregatum

the shallot (Allium cepa var. aggregatum)


badlit

(historical) script used in pre-colonial Visayas


kudlit kabadlit

(historical) a script used in pre-colonial Visayas


letsero

From Spanish letsero, from Latin lactārius.


tsirman

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


paloypoy

Curcuma zedoaria
Curcuma zedoaria#Translingual


enye

Borrowed from Spanish eñe, the Spanish name of the letter Ñ/ñ.

The name of the Latin-script letter Ñ/ñ.


Amihan

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


benyu

From English venue, from Old French venue, the feminine singular past participle of venir.


pirslab

one's first experience of the feeling of romantic love

the first person to be the object of one's romantic affection

(idiomatic, by extension) the thing, place, or activity of which one is fondest; one's most fundamental interest or attachment


kisol

Kaempferia galanga
Kaempferia galanga#Translingual


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


saong

(chiefly Davao) spider conch (genus Lambis)


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


lagtal

(chiefly Southern Leyte) the yellowfruit moonseed (Arcangelisia flava)


abutra

[ʔɐˈbut̪.ɾ̪ɐ]

Arcangelisia flava
Wikispecies:Arcangelisia flava

yellowfruit moonseed (Arcangelisia flava)


gobernador heneral

Borrowed from Spanish gobernador general.


balabago

the sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)


butikaw, butikaw, ikaw

eeny, meeny, miny, moe
eeny, meeny, miny, moe

a children's counting-out game similar to eeny, meeny, miny, moe


pabugnaw

to cause the temperature of an item to decrease


mamintalay

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


ginanggang

saba bananas, cooked in skewers and broiled, served brushed with margarine and rolled in white sugar


naghikog

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


tsat

From English chat, from chatter, from Middle English chateren, from earlier cheteren, chiteren (“to twitter, chatter, jabber”), of imitative origin.

to chat; to exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, as if having a face-to-face conversation


tsat

an exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation


letson

an expression of anger, disgust, dismay, etc.


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


panaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaw.


binatonan

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


karaang damang

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


tsek

Short for English check, from Middle English chek, chekke, borrowed from Old French eschek, eschec, eschac, from Medieval Latin scaccus, borrowed from Arabic شَاه (šāh), borrowed from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to gain power over, gain control over”).

der

(chess) to check; to make a move which puts an adversary's piece, especially the king, in check; to put in check


sibilyan

From English civilian, from Old French civilien.

ordinary clothes (in contexts where a uniform is usually required)


sibilyan

in ordinary clothes (in contexts where a uniform is usually required)


magdadagang

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


siyakoy

Borrowed from Hokkien 油炸粿 (iû-cha̍h-kóe, “youtiao”).


binuylos

From Spanish buñuelos, plural of buñuelo, from Old Spanish *boño, from Gothic *buggjo (“lump”).

a doughnut hole with a coconut meat filling


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


onseonse

a basketball shooting game where players race to score eleven points first


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


pamisti

the act of swearing, especially using the words pisti, peste


pinanser

a financer; a person or entity that provides financing


operatiba

an operative; a spy, secret agent, or detective


bisti

From Spanish vestí, preterite indicative form of vestir, from Latin vestīre, present active indicative of vestiō.


kapitulo

From Spanish capítulo, borrowed from Late Latin capitulum. Doublet of tsapter.


tsapsoy

From English chop suey, from Cantonese 雜碎／杂碎 (zaap⁶ seoi³).


batchoy

Borrowed from Hiligaynon batsoy, from Hokkien, either 肉碎 (bah-chhùi, “minced meat”, literally “meat pieces”) or 肉水 (bah-chúi, literally “meat water”). See also tsapsoy, Hokkien 肉脞麵／肉脞面 (bah-chhò-mī).


paraglayder

From English paraglider. Displaced parapente.


witres

From English waitress. Replaced by weytres.

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