Achilles

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


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


granada

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


bulan

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulan, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaN.


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


sin

From Spanish zinc, from German Zink, related to Zinke (“point, prong”), from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko (“prong, tine”), allied to zint (“a jag, point”), from Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth, projection”).


Ostia

(historical) A port and town in Italia, Roman Empire


rehab

From English rehab, clipping of rehabilitation.

to rehabilitate; to return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction, etc.


rosa

From Spanish rosa, from Latin rosa, probably from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon).

a rose; a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa


Venus

the second planet in our solar system after Mercury

(Roman mythology) the goddess of love, beauty, and natural productivity;


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”).

(slang) to mispronounce or misspell a person's name


murder

the crime of deliberate killing of another human


bodka

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

vodka; a clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash


gasolina

gasoline (US, Canada); petrol (Australia, UK)


marimba

From English marimba, from Portuguese, from Bantu.


Juliet

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

(astronomy) the sixth moon of the planet Uranus


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


rap

Borrowed from English rap, from Middle English rap, rappe, of North Germanic origin.

a song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music


hentai

From English hentai, a semantic shift from Japanese 変態(へんたい) (hentai, “pervert”).

hentai; a work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art


baton

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

(music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band


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”).


Jason

From English Jason, from the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”).

(Greek mythology) Jason; the leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias


keratin

From English keratin, from Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras) -in.


tomboy

a girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner


ubi

Dioscorea alata
Dioscorea alata#Translingual


adlaw

[ˈʔad̪.l̪ɐʊ̯]

From Proto-Bisayan *qadlaw, from Proto-Central Philippine *qaldaw, from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw.


sitar

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

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


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


paprika

having a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika


Irene

From English Irene, borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”). Also from Irenea.

(Greek mythology) Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ


Belinda

(astronomy) the ninth satellite of Uranus


Steve

Derived from English Steve, from Latin Stephanus m.

an atmospheric optical phenomenon, appearing as a ribbon of light in the sky


oro

Borrowed from Spanish oro, from Latin aurum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).

a coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so


walker

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


Margaret

Derived from English Margaret, from the name of a legendary third century saint, borrowed from Old French Margaret, from Latin Margarita, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”).


andas

a litter to transport the corpse of a dead person

a platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed


Orpheus

From English Orpheus, from Ancient Greek.


Diana

From English Diana, borrowed from Latin Diāna.

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

(Roman mythology) Diana; the daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Artemis


gitara

[ɡɪˈt̪a.ɾ̪ɐ]


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


Lyra

From English Lyra, from Latin Lyra/lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra, “a lyre; the constellation Lyra”).


Iris

From English Iris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “rainbow”).

(Greek mythology) Iris; a messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows


Phoebe

From Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē), feminine form of Φοῖβος (Phoîbos, “bright”). As a given name, partially from Phoebe Cates.


Luna

From English luna, from Latin lūna, by way of Middle English lune, luna (“the moon”).

(Roman mythology) Luna; the goddess of the moon; the sister of Aurora and Sol;


Rhea

From English Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa).

(Greek mythology) a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus


eut

The ⟨i-⟩ and ⟨-yo-⟩ of iyot were replaced with homophonous English E and English U.

(Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of iyot


call girl

Unadapted borrowing from English call girl.

ubor

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


maya

the chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)


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


kasa

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


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

(astronomy) Ariel; one of the moons of Uranus


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


lana

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laña.


kanta

(slang) to fellate; to perform oral sex (on a man)


Rigel

From English Rigel, a corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name اَلرِّجْل اَلْجَبَّار (ar-rijl al-jabbār, “the foot of the great one”).

(astronomy) Rigel; a blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion


alak

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


timog

From Proto-Philippine *timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ and Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.


puti

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)putiq.
The interjection is a reference to the color of semen.


Doris

Doris (an ancient region in Asia Minor, modern Turkey, inhabited by the ancient Dorians)

Doris (an ancient mountainous region in Greece, the traditional homeland of the Dorians)


Miranda

From MIRANDA v. ARIZONA, 384 U.S. 436 (1966).


dail

(obsolete, astronomy) full moon; the phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun


Daphne

From English Daphne, from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, bay”).

der

(Greek mythology) a dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus


Cyrus

[ˈs̪aɪ̯.ɾ̪ʊs̪]

From English Cyrus, from Latin Cyrus, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros), from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (kuruš).

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


lila

From Spanish lila, borrowed from French lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), from Persian نیلک (nilak), from نیل (nil, “dark blue”), ultimately from Sanskrit नीला (nīlā, “dark blue”).

lilac; a large shrub of the genus Syringa


konduktor

head

konduktor (konduktór feminine, konduktora)

Borrowed from Spanish conductor (“driver”), from Latin conductor.

(music) conductor (person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble)


sulo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq, compare Malay suluh.


serenata

From English serenata, borrowed from Italian serenata.


prosti

Final clipping of English prostitute, from Latin prōstitutus.


dugo

ceb-infl-table

dugo

dugo

dugo

dugo

dugo

mag- (affix)
dugo (root)
actor
ma- -an (affix)
dugo (root)
maka- (affix)
dugo (root)
actor
mo- (affix)
dugo (root)
actor
-on (affix)
dugo (root)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq (“juice; sap”). Compare duga (“juice”), dugos (“honey”). As for the derived idiomatic phrases, compare those of buot and Tagalog loob.

inh

(euphemistic) Short for dugo sa laki, dugong puti (“semen”).


brandi

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


toyi

(humorous, euphemistic) coitus; sexual intercourse


toyi

(humorous, euphemistic) to fuck; to have sex


callboy

Unadapted borrowing from English callboy.

ubor

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


hangin

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *haŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haŋin.


asul

Borrowed from Spanish azul, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”).


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.


Haumea

From English Haumea, from Hawaiian (archaic) hau (“ruler”) + mea (“reddish brown”), "red ruler".

(Hawaiian mythology) the goddess of fertility and childbirth

a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, roughly one-third the mass of Pluto


bagyo

From Proto-Austronesian *baʀiuS (“typhoon”).


baybay

[ˈbaɪ̯.bɐɪ̯]


bayo

From Spanish bayo, from baya, borrowed from French baie, from Latin.

bay; a brown color of the coat of some horses


bitay

to execute (someone) by suspension from the neck


bulawan

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bulaw-an (“gold”), equivalent to bulaw + -an.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


busay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəsay.


danaw

[ˈd̪a.n̪ɐʊ̯]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *danaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danaw, from Proto-Austronesian *danaw. (cf. lanaw, linaw and lim-aw).


habyog

a sweet cloudy drink made from fermented sugar palm sap


habagat

From Proto-Philippine *habaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat.


bughaw

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)biʀaw. Cognate with Tagalog bughaw.


hikog

ceb-infl-table

hikog


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”).


nitso

From Spanish nicho, from French niche, from Old French niche, from nichier (“make a nest”), from Latin nīdus (“nest”) (via a verb *nīdicāre). Alternatively, via Italian nicchia or nicchio.


bay-ad

(especially of a corpse) supine; lying on its back; reclined


intos

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


baho

From Spanish bajo, from Late Latin bassus.

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


orens

From English orange, from Middle English orenge, orange, from Old French pome orenge (“Persian orange”), literally “orange apple”, influenced by Old Occitan auranja and calqued from Old Italian melarancio, melarancia, compound of mela (“apple”) and (n)arancia (“orange”), from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), from Dravidian.

Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis#Translingual

an evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis

orange coloured and flavoured soft drink


uwan

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


itom

absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless (of an object)

black (color/colour)
without light (of a place, etc.)

having dark pigmentation of the skin, not necessarily of African descent


silber

Borrowing from English silver, from Middle English silver, selver, sulver, from Old English seolfor, seolofor (“silver”), from Proto-Germanic *silubrą (“silver”).

silver; a lustrous, white, metallic element


subang

(astronomy, of celestial bodies) to rise above the horizon

(astronomy, of the moon) to be in the first quarter

to rise above the horizon
to be in the first quarter


ondin

From English ondine, undine, from German Undine, from Modern Latin undina, from unda (“wave”). The second sense greatly influenced by the 90s Filipino horror anthology film Shake, Rattle & Roll III.

an undine; a female water sprite or nymph


berdugo

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

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


tapos

the last day of the novena for a dead person


pilak

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 Malay perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, of Khmer origin.


bituon

From Proto-Philippine *bituqən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqen, from Proto-Austronesian *bituqen. Compare Tagalog bituin, Malay bintang.

Kahayag sa mga bituon karon!


iyot

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qiut. Compare Tausug iyut and Coastal Kadazan izut.


iyot

ceb-infl-table

iyot

iyot

iyot

iyot

mo- (affix)
iyot (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
iyót (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
iyot (root)
actor
-an (affix)
iyot (root)


sunog

a fire; the occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger


hunghong

a whisper; the act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords


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


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


amega

Deliberate and exaggerated mispronunciation of amiga.

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


luha

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq. Cognate with Paiwan ruseq.

tear (drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes)


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


purlon

a hearse; a carriage or vehicle specially adapted or used for transporting a dead person to the place of funeral or to the grave


dag-om

dag-óm (canonical)
mo- (affix)
dag-om (root)
actor
mang- (affix)
dag-om (root)
actor

dag-om

dag-om


kalayo

Metro Cebu, Northern Cebu, Masbate, Northern Leyte

From Proto-Bisayan *kalayu, from Proto-Central Philippine *kalayu (cf. Bikol Central kalayo).
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


sementeryo

ceb-noun

sementéryo (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)


ispat

a flashlight; a battery-powered hand-held lightsource


kiyod

to thrust one's hips; to hump or dry-hump something or somebody


tingkarol

the collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)


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


babayeng ikogan

(offensive) a transgender, transsexual or transvestite man

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


turutot

a horn; any of several musical wind instruments


berde og dugo

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


minatay

what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse; the remains


posporo

Borrowed from Spanish fósforo, from Spanish phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “torchbearer, light bearer”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry, bear, bring”). Sicilian pòspuru.


bahalina

tuba that has been fermented and aged up to a year


bahal

tuba that has been fermented and aged up to six months


santilmo

From Spanish fuego de Santelmo or fuego de san Telmo.

(folklore) santilmo; floating flame or fire ball, similar to a will o' the wisp, that stalk or chase people at night, believed to be the ignited blood of a person who met a tragic death


lugos

to rape; to force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent


mestisa

Borrowed from Spanish mestiza, feminine form of mestizo.

the greasyback shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis)

the endeavour shrimp (Metapenaeus endeavouri)


kingkoy

After the titular character of the Philippine comic book Kenkoy.


melokoton

From Spanish melocoton, borrowed from Latin mālum cotōnĭum (“quince”), with influence from Spanish melón.


melokoton

Prunus persica
Prunus persica#Translingual


ugis

a shade of white like that of chicken feathers

a chicken with completely white feathers

an albino; a person or animal with albinism


ugis

having a white color like that of chicken feathers


salog

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saləʀ. Compare Bikol Central salog and Tagalog sahig.


salog

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saluʀ. Compare Malay salur.


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”).


amarilyo

Borrowed from Spanish amarillo, from Latin amarellus, from amarus (“bitter, sour”).


kwarenta

the fortieth day after a person's death, preceded by nine novena days, where a requiem mass is celebrated and a party is held for the deceased


kastrato

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

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


lunhaw

From Proto-Philippine *luh(ə)naw. Compare Tboli lenaw, Maranao lonaw, Tagbanwa lu'naw, Western Bukidnon Manobo lunew, and Tiruray lunew.


kondensada

Borrowed from Spanish [leche] condensada.


yabag

(music) off-key, out of tune, not harmonious

(music) something that is not tuned correctly


tabad

From Tagbanwa, Central Tagbanwa, Calamian Tagbanwa tabad.


silahis

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


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


espadahay

(slang) frottage; the practice of rubbing parts of the body against those of another person for sexual stimulation


Tiburcio

Named after Júlio César dos Santos Tibúrcio, a Brazilian amateur astronomer. From Portuguese Tibúrcio.


tarutot

a horn; any of several musical wind instruments


tubig-gripo

From tubig + gripo, a calque of Spanish agua de grifo


kastanyas

Borrowed from Spanish castañas, plural of castaña, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia).


lanaw

a lagoon; a shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar


brotsa

From Spanish brocha, from French brouche, dialectal variant of brosse, from Middle French, from Old French broche, broisse, from Vulgar Latin *bruscia, from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz (“underbrush”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhreus- (“to swell, sprout”).


gihumolan

a liquid where something is, or was, soaked


hinumolan

laundry soaked, or that has been soaked, in water and or detergent


impiyerno

From Spanish infierno, from Old Spanish infierno, from Latin īnfernum, neuter form of īnfernus (“of the lower regions”), based on īnferus (“low”).


impyerno

The supposed similarities in sound of impyerno and in fairness.


laslas

to slit one's wrist (usually as self-harm or in attempt to commit suicide)


binag-iray

(sexology) to frottage; to rub parts of the body against those of another person for sexual stimulation


lim-aw

a small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water


tubig dagat

From tubig (“water”) + dagat (“sea”); calque of English seawater.

seawater; the saltwater of a sea or ocean

any water containing dissolved salt; brine


linaw

[ˈl̪i.n̪ɐʊ̯]

From Proto-Philippine *linaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *linaw.
Compare danaw, lanaw and lim-aw.


darna

After the titular character of the comicbook Darna.

(slang, derogatory) an effeminate male homosexual


pakamatyan

to die for someone, something or a cause


luyong

(humorous) to bury; to ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb


parahaya

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


kurukuko

Geopelia striata
Geopelia striata#Translingual


kukok

Philippine coucal
w:en:Philippine coucal

cuckoo (specifically the Philippine coucal)


taluto

Hemidactylus frenatus
Hemidactylus frenatus#Translingual

the common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)


ayda

genericization of AIDA, a brand of kerosene lamp by AIDA-Gesellschaft.


hasag

From the genericization of HASAG, a German metal goods manufacturer.


petromaks

Genericization of the trademark Petromax.


lawangitan

a heavenly body; a natural celestial object, visible in the sky, such as a star, planet, natural satellite, asteroid, comet, the Moon or the Sun


Sulang

(astronomy) the constellation Sagittarius


Magsukob

(astronomy) the North Star ; the Polaris


Dalawda

(astronomy) the Milky Way; a broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky; our view of the dense portions of the Milky Way Galaxy from inside the galaxy


Balatik

From balatik, due to its resemblance with the constellation Orion, particularly Orion's Belt and Orion's Sword.


ekwador

From Spanish equador, from Medieval Latin aequātor, aequātōris, based on Latin aequō "I make equal".


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


ting-ulan

[t̪ɪŋ.ʔʊˈl̪an̪]

Metro Cebu, Northern Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Masbate

[t̪ɪŋ.ʔʊˈan̪]

rainy season; wet season; monsoon season


mubog lupad

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


nawili ang patay

the occurrence of heavy rain or a thunderstorm on the day of a dead person's burial


harbat

appropriation; an act or instance of appropriating


pederasyon

(humorous) hypothetical group where all gay men belong


duwaw

Curcuma longa
Curcuma longa#Translingual

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

the pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for stimulation, flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food


bakiki

piebald; spotted or blotched, especially in black and white

(of a chicken) having black feathers with white speckles


akwamarina

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


akwamarin

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


agwamarin

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


agwamarina

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


til-og

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


buwagaw

blond; a pale yellowish (golden brown) color, especially said of hair color


buwagaw

of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour


tapol

(by extension) any naturally-occurring variety of colored rice


tagom

Indigofera tinctoria
Indigofera tinctoria#Translingual

the true indigo (Indigofera tinctoria); a species of plant from the bean family that was one of the original sources of indigo dye


nekromanser

a necromancer; a person who practices necromancy


nekromansya

From English necromancy, from Old French nigromancie, from Medieval Latin nigromantia, from Latin necromantia, from Ancient Greek νεκρομαντεία (nekromanteía), νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).

der

νεκρομαντεία

any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead


bokalista

From English vocalist. From vocalist + -a.


bahista

From baho + -ista. Compare English bassist.


paraon

From Spanish faraón, from Old Spanish pharaon, from Late Latin Pharaō, Pharaōnem, from Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“great house”).


bantulihaw

ebony; any of several trees in the genus Diospyros


bayolet

From English violet, from Middle English violet, vyolet, vyolette, from Old French violette, from Latin viola (“violet”).


labender

Borrowed from English lavender, from Middle English, from Anglo-Norman lavendre (French: lavande), from Medieval Latin lavendula, possibly from Latin lividus (“bluish”), but influenced by lavare (“wash”) due to use of lavender in washing clothes.


biyoleta

From Spanish violeta, from viola + -eta.


saloma

a sea shanty; a work song that sailors sang in rhythm to their movement


lakha

(historical) a red coloring, obtained by chewing the eggs of some red ant species, used in tooth-dyeing


krimson

From English crimson, Middle English cremesyn, from Old Spanish, from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), from Persian کرمست (kermest), from Middle Persian, from Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija).


burahag

flesh; a yellowish pink colour; the colour of some Caucasian human skin


hilaw nga pula

[hɪˌl̪aʊ̯ ŋɐ pʊˈl̪a]


hilaw nga pula

[hɪˌl̪aʊ̯ ŋɐ pʊˈl̪a]


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.


paragwa

From Spanish fragua, from Old Spanish fragua, a metathetic form of Latin fabrica (“workshop”), from faber (“forger, smith”).

a forge; a workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them


Pelias

(Greek mythology) Pelias, the king of Iolcus


konsiyerto

a concert; a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part


konserto

From English concert, borrowed from French concert, from Italian concerto.

concert (a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part)


kwerdas

From Spanish cuerdas, plural of cuerda, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”).

a string; the vibrating element that produces sound in string instruments


manyang

a strong distilled liquor from the nipa palm


herowina

From English heroin, from German Heroin, originally a trademark said to derive from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”) (due to the feelings of power and exaltation while under the influence of the drug) and the suffix -in (“-ine”). Alternative explained as reference to the heroic school of medicine.

heroin; a powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world


paghot

a bark; the short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog


pahulay

a rest; a short time for relaxing and doing something else


hulhol

hulhól (canonical)
mo- (affix)
hulhol (root)
actor
-on (affix)
hulhol (root)

ceb-infl-table

hulhol

hulhol


hulhol

bark (short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog)


pundir

[pʊn̪ˈd̪iɾ̪]

Borrowed from Spanish fundir, from Latin fundo, fundere.


anino

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaninu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiŋu.


pagbuak og plato

the act of breaking a plate on the way to internment so as to prevent a chain of deaths


saagon

to go to a public place, and not straight home after attending an internment, in order to make Death or a ghost lose its way and not follow one home


udiyo

Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick

(dated) Anointing of the Sick; a Catholic sacrament in which a priest anoints a sick or dying person with oil and prays for his salvation (previously known as extreme unction and the last rites)


budok

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


puygo

From Spanish fuego, from Old Spanish fuego, from Late Latin focus (“fire”), from Latin focus (“hearth”).


kinahon

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


dekstros

From English dextrose, from dextro- + -ose.


pabugnaw

to cause the temperature of an item to decrease


naghikog

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


kahasubo

mourning; feeling or expressing sorrow over someone's death


otopsiya

Borrowed from Spanish autopsia, from New Latin autopsia, from Ancient Greek αὐτοψῐ́ᾱ (autopsíā, “seeing with one's own eyes”).


pandaritas

a rattle with zills made from flattened crown caps


komposisyon

Borrowed from Spanish composición, from Latin compositio.


Balaktas

the Milky Way; a broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky; our view of the dense portions of the Milky Way Galaxy from inside the galaxy


takdol

inigsalop sa adlaw mao sa'y pagsubang sa takdol

the full moon rises as soon as the sun sets

(astronomy) full moon; the phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun


pagsunog

burning; the act by which something burns or is burned


balandan

Displaced by lino. Recoined for the color.

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


bungalos

a channel; a narrow body of water between two land masses


boracay

a cocktail using brandy, chocolate and condensed milk


Tinuy-an

a multi-tiered waterfall in Bislig, Surigao del Sur, Philippines


tigma

(historical) a youth's first taste of sex


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


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


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


lubong tapos

having the day of funeral and last day of the novena fall on the same day


lubong tapos

an instance where the funeral and last day of the novena fall on the same day


kiniyoran

(humorous) the result of one's thrusting, e.g., money earned from sex, or a child


karinyo

Borrowed from Spanish cariño, possibly via Aragonese cariño, from Latin carere.


hinarbatan

that which is earned or a result of one's prostitution, e.g, a child, money, a disease, etc.


pedopilya

From English pedophilia, from German Pädophilie.

pedophilia; sexual activity between adults and children


wala nahilig

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


emaw

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


salbids

summary execution; extrajudicial killing


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


gasol

gasoline; a flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol


dulom

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *delem, cognate with Tagalog dilim (“darkness”), Bikol Central dulom (“new moon”). Related to dialectal duyom (“evening, night”).

primerong/unang dulom

ikaduhang/ikatulong (and so on) dulom

second, third (and so on) day of the third quarter

(obsolete, astronomy) short form of dulom nga bulan (“third quarter”)


Barbie top

a trans woman who takes the role of a top


barbie top

Alternative letter-case form of Barbie top


biyolet

From English violet, from Middle English violet, vyolet, vyolette, from Old French violette, from Latin viola (“violet”).


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.


interbensyon

From English intervention, from Middle French intervention, from Latin interventiō.

an intervention; an orchestrated attempt to convince somebody with an addiction or other psychological problem to seek professional help and/or change their behavior


subangsubang

ceb-noun

subangsubang (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜊᜅ᜔)

Reduplication of subang (“for a celestial body to appear, rise”).

redup

(obsolete, astronomy) first quarter; waxing moon


buhi ang bulan

ceb-noun

buhi ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Literally, "the moon came back to life", after seemingly "dying" and disappearing during the new moon phase.

(dated, astronomy) first day of the first quarter; when sunlight is reflected off the moon once again after the new moon phase


subang ang bulan

subang ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜅ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

[ˌs̪u.bɐŋ ʔɐŋ ˈbu.l̪ɐn̪]

Literally, "the moon rises." The sense of "first quarter" may have been derived from observation of the moon seemingly rising again after "sinking" and staying below the horizon during the new moon. See lunod ang bulan.

Coordinate term: (crescent phase) himatayon ang bulan

(obsolete, astronomy) first quarter; waxing crescent; between new moon and going into half-moon


tumatakdol

(astronomy, of the moon) about to be full; almost full moon


udtong bulan

udtong bulan (Badlit spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Can both mean "overhead moon" or "noon moon." The moon at these phases is at its highest during twilight, and rising or setting at noon.

(especially) the first quarter half-moon, visible high up in the sky at sunset

udtong lunod ang bulan
udtong lunod ang bulan#Cebuano

short form of udtong lunod ang bulan (“third quarter half-moon”)


lakad ang bulan

lakad ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜎᜃᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Literally, "the moon goes beyond (the zenith)," so called because the moon at this phase goes farther away each day to the east of the zenith when darkness falls, and moving towards that position later in the evening.

(obsolete, astronomy) second quarter; waxing gibbous; lunar phase between half-moon and going into full moon


dulom nga bulan

dulom nga bulan (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜎᜓᜋ᜔ ᜅ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Literally, “moonless (absent) moon”. The moon during this phase rises later and later in the evening, such that moonless nights become longer.

(obsolete, astronomy) third quarter; waning gibbous; lunar phase between full moon going into half-moon


udtohan

ang Polaris naa sa udtohan

(astronomy) zenith; area of the sky farthest from the horizon


katin ang bulan

katin ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜃᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Literally, “the moon is hanging (high up in the sky)”. So called as the moon in this phase is directly overhead at dawn when people awake.

lit

(obsolete, astronomy) waning half-moon; visible high in the sky at daybreak


lunod ang bulan

ceb-noun

lunod ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜎᜓᜈᜓᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Literally, “the moon has sunk (below the horizon)”, as the moon cannot be seen in the sky throughout the day and night, as if staying below the horizon.


patay ang bulan

ceb-noun

patay ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

[ˌpa.t̪ɐɪ̯ ʔɐŋ ˈbu.l̪ɐn̪]

[ˌpa.t̪ɐɪ̯ ʔɐŋ ˈbu.wɐn̪]

Literally, “the moon is dead”, as the moon cannot be seen throughout the night and day.


udtong lunod and bulan

udtong lunod ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜈᜓᜇ᜔ ᜀᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

[ˌʔud̪.t̪oŋ ˌl̪u.n̪od̪ ˌʔan̪d̪ ˈbu.l̪ɐn̪]

This can be interpreted as "the moon is overhead, sinking" or "the moon sinks at noon." The moon at this phase is at its highest during sunrise, appearing to "sink" as it sets at noon and wouldn't appear again until late at midnight when everyone is asleep. See udtong bulan and lunod ang bulan.


himatayon nga bulan

himatayon nga bulan (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜋᜆᜌᜓᜈ᜔ ᜅ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Literally, “dying moon”, as the moon becomes less and less visible throughout night and day, and the light reflected from the moon becomes dimmer and thinner.

(dated, astronomy) waning moon; third and fourth quarter

(obsolete, astronomy) fourth quarter; waning crescent; lunar phase between waning half-moon going into new moon


udtong lunod ang bulan

udtong lunod ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜈᜓᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Literally, “the moon sinks (sets) at noon”. The moon by this phase appears to "sink" as it sets at noon and remain out of sight until late at midnight when everyone is asleep. See udtong bulan and lunod ang bulan.