weyter

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

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


weytres

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

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


blawos

From English blouse, from French blouse.


lambuyog

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


panagat

commercial fishing; the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale


puyohi

(obsolete) briefs; a short close-fitting type of underpants


lib-in

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


sakamuylas

Cebuanized form of Spanish sacamuelas, from sacar + muela.


retokada

a woman who has undergone cosmetic surgery


retokado

a man who has undergone cosmetic surgery


Tabuelanon

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


Balambanon

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


Talisaynon

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


Toledohanon

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


Bogohanon

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


pabitay

a frame of bamboo latticework where candies or toys are tied in the party game of the same name


buak kulon

a game of piñata using an earthen cooking pot


mamaskohay

a guest on Christmas day, or the Christmas season


magsisibya

a broadcaster; a person whose job is to broadcast


kusisang

(chiefly Zamboanga del Norte, dated) vinegar


balandan

Displaced by lino. Recoined for the color.

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


boracay

a cocktail using brandy, chocolate and condensed milk


San Agustin

A municipality of Surigao del Sur, Philippines


bahong biyudo

Literally, “smelling like a widower”. Strong-smelling perfumes associated with older people.

(humorous) having a strong musky or balmy smell, as opposed to the light and fresh smell of cologne


bahong biyuda

Literally, “smelling like a widow”. Strong-smelling perfumes associated with older people.


plakard

Borrowed from English placard, from Middle English placard (“official document”), from Middle French placard, placart, plaquart (“a placard, a writing pasted on a wall”), from The Old French verb plaquer, plaquier (“to stick or paste, roughcast”), from Middle Dutch placken, plecken (“to glue or fasten, plaster, patch”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *plaggą (“a piece of cloth, patch”).


bolunturismo

From English voluntourism, from volunteer + tourism.


tiggamitan

a user; one who uses or makes use of something


manunusad

(historical) a person who specializes in tooth goldwork


hundawas

(historical) such instance of stripping or showing off


tigma

(historical) a youth's first taste of war


tiklad

(historical) a person's first conquest in war

(historical) a person's first conquest in love


kinamakawing

(historical) a very relaxed state after arousal or sexual intercourse, required for ease of drawing out of the vagina a penis wearing a sakra


tugbok

(historical) small bars of ivory, gold, brass or lead or a tube of tin driven across the head of the penis, often serving as an anchor of a sakra


manglabnihay

a snatcher; a thief who steals by snatching


paging pula

the red stingray (Hemitrygon akajei, syn. Dasyatis akajei)


mamasura

to salvage reusable or recyclable materials from trash


lagang

the chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius)


konsensiya

Borrowed from Spanish conciencia, from Latin conscientia.


kanela

From Spanish canela, from Latin canella, diminutive of canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Cinnamomum verum
Cinnamomum verum#Translingual

the true cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum)

(obsolete) cinnamon; a spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder


biskuwit

Borrowed from English biscuit, from bisket, borrowed from Old French bescuit. Doublet of biskotso.

cracker (crispy baked bread, usually salty or savoury)


manglutasay

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

(often humorous, derogatory) a cradle robber


payter

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


mantaha

harlequin mantis shrimp
harlequin mantis shrimp

harlequin mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)


amimiltik

the robber mantis shrimp (Harpiosquilla harpax)


kamuntaha

the Philippine mantis shrimp (Gonodactylaceus falcatus, syn. Gonodactylus aloha)


tamala

an octopus that is smaller than a tabugok


pagkamaniniyot

photography; the occupation of taking photographs


kabarangay

a resident of a barangay where one resides


managkotay

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


maglala

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


paugnat sa kusog

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


magbabaol

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


tagsiya

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


binukot

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


kadatoan

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


paratawag

(history) a slave who serves as a herald


pedopilya

From English pedophilia, from German Pädophilie.

pedophilia; sexual activity between adults and children


tiggama

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


sangki

Antonio Pigafetta
Magellan's circumnavigation

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 Malay cengkih.


binuyok

rice that has been cooked by buyok method


wala nahilig

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


balediktoryan

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


gilawmon

(art, photography) the property of appearing three-dimensional


emaw

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

(by extension); emo genre of music; any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional


komedyano

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English comedian.

pseudo-loan

Coordinate term: komedyana


komedyana

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English comedienne.


kurentisyan

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


elektrisyan

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


manariay

a cockfighter; one who engages in a cockfight


magdadayeg

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


magbubuhis

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


lamaw

Compare pasaw. For the rice dish, the plating of such dish is likened to pigwash.

a drink made by mixing coconut meat, coconut water, condensed milk and ice


balayi

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


korbata

Borrowed from Spanish corbata (“necktie”).


tapik

(obsolete) in-law; be related through marriage


Espanyol

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


kobrador

Borrowed from Spanish cobrador. By surface analysis, kobra (“act of collecting debts”) + -dor.

surf

(gambling) bet collector (esp. in jueteng)


sinukliay og kumo

(idiomatic, sports) to challenge someone in a boxing match


ariyos

[ʔɐˈɾ̪i.os̪]

Borrowed from Spanish arillos, plural of arillo. Compare Tagalog arilyos, Hiligaynon aritos.

seal made of metal fastened to something with wire which locks it


Bag-ong Tugon

[ˌbaɡ.ʔoŋ t̪ʊˈɡon̪]


Daang Tugon

[ˌd̪a.ʔɐŋ t̪ʊˈɡon̪]

(religion, chiefly Christianity) Old Testament


kobol

(offensive) a child supposedly conceived via conjugal visit


Barbie top

a trans woman who takes the role of a top


barbie top

Alternative letter-case form of Barbie top


takrawista

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


choco lanay

a sandwich of thin pastry wedges with a chocolate filling


tulisok

a sardinella; any fish of the genus Sardinella


Mga Buhat

Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles#English


Leytehanon

ceb-noun

Leytehanon (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜌ᜔ᜆᜒᜑᜈᜓᜈ᜔)


yamag nota

a pencil dick; a tiny penis; a needle dick


yamag

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


Samarnon

[s̪ɐ.mɐɾ̪ˈn̪on̪]

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


kara krus

[ˌka.ɾ̪ɐ ˈkɾ̪us̪]

heads or tails, usually as a form of illegal gambling


laagiga

wanderlust; a strong impulse or longing to travel


samsuy

raincoat with hood woven from palm fiber (covering the entire head and back, worn as a protection against rain)


tingsi

[ˈt̪iŋ.s̪ɪʔ]


mamukongay

Pagbantay sa mga mamukongay.

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


binalayi

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

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


igsuon

[ʔɪɡˈs̪u.ʔon̪]

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


pag-umangkon sa panag-agawan

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

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

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

lit

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


panag-agawan

ceb-noun

panag-agawan (Badlit spelling ᜉᜈᜄ᜔ᜀᜄᜏᜈ᜔)

[ˌpa.n̪ɐɡ ʔɐˈɡa.wɐn̪]

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


kaubanan

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


tagluyoan

[t̪ɐɡ.l̪ʊˈju.ʔɐn̪]

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

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

related to each other through both maternal and paternal lines