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


presidente

ceb-noun

presidente (Badlit spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

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


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”).

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


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


alas

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


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”).


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


mate

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


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 Superseded lino.

linen; thread or cloth made from flax fiber


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”).


ilo

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qiluS.

inh+

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


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


pagan

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


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


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


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


saker

association football
association football


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).


barista

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


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


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


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


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


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.


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


papel

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


mata

Antonio Pigafetta
Magellan's circumnavigation

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


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.


call girl

Unadapted borrowing from English call girl.

ubor

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


obispo

Borrowed from Spanish obispo (“bishop”).


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


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


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


satin

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


tako

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


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.


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


buaya

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

(sports slang, especially basketball) ball hog


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


buli

fiber extracted from the leaves of this plant


tari

a cockfight; especially one employing the use of gaffs


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”).


retrato

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

a photograph; a picture made using a camera


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.


maestra

[mɐˈis̪.t̪ɾ̪ɐ]

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


panit

leather, especially leather from cowhide

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


pasaporte

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


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”).

der

a person who is employed to collect payments


basurero

ceb-noun

basurero (feminine basurera, Badlit spelling ᜊᜐᜓᜇᜒᜇᜓ)

[bɐ.s̪ʊˈɾ̪i.ɾ̪o]


callboy

Unadapted borrowing from English callboy.

ubor

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


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]


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.


ekstra

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


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


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.


balising

(games) to move something away from obstructions


bangko

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


balaw

to tire out; to make someone tired; to exhaust


bulang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaŋ.

inh+

cockfight, especially one making use of gaffs


galab

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


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”).


pakol

a hatchet; a small light axe with a short handle


kabo

Borrowed from Spanish cabo (“corporal”).


abaniko

an eskrima striking blow, resembling a fanning motion


yaya

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


kodak

Borrowed from English kodak, genericized trademark from Kodak.


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


hagard

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


ahedres

Borrowed from Spanish ajedrez (“chess”).


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


latero

a roofer; a craftsman who lays, or repairs roofs


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


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


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.


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.


wakwak

Onomatopoeic; named after its supposed call.


magtutudlo

a teacher, especially one employed in school


bulbol

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


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”).


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


garab

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


takyan

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


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


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!"


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


tigulang

[t̪ɪˈɡu.l̪ɐŋ]


hantak

heads or tails, usually as a form of illegal gambling


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


tsinelasay

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


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


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”).


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


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


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”).


buwang

(Metro Cebu, Bohol) Alternative form of bulang


balintong

Auxis thazard
Auxis thazard#Translingual


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


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


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.


kampilan

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


bantay hari

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


brip ni Tarsan

a triangular figure 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.

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


balay ni Tarsan

a figure, likened to a house or tree house, 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.


kargaburo

[kɐɾ̪.ɡɐˈbu.ɾ̪o]

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


tigso

the speckled reed warbler (Acrocephalus sorghophilus)


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


Chinese garter

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

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


padidit

a sledding game using coconut palm fronds to slide downhill


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


enter hago

a rule in games where joiners are automatically relegated as it


undang dakol

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


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


tag-anay paganda

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


ikog sa pagi

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


tugot

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


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


pamugas

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


lingaw-lingaw

[l̪ɪˌŋaʊ̯ ˈl̪i.ŋɐʊ̯]

(gambling) to play for fun, not for winning


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

ceb-noun

kosinero (feminine kosinera, Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜐᜒᜈᜒᜇᜓ)


mamords

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


tibod

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


banog

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

inh+

Haliastur indus
Haliastur indus#Translingual


banog

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


kongresista

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

(politics) congressman; congresswoman; representative


tisyu

(rare) tissue paper; especially toilet paper


litrato

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


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


siyumoy

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


tigdula

(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


ginunting

[ɡɪ.n̪ʊn̪ˈt̪iŋ]

(of material) cut using a pair of scissors


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)


atsay

A diminutive of mutsatsa. From mutsatsa + -y.


atsoy

A diminutive of mutsatso. From mutsatso + -y.


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


manananggot

[mɐ.n̪ɐ.n̪ɐŋˈɡot̪]

person who gathers coconut fruits and/or tuba


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


saybit

[s̪ɐɪ̯ˈbit̪]


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.


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


mamiktyuray

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


hulagway

[hʊ.l̪ɐɡˈwaɪ̯]


hulagway

[hʊ.l̪ɐɡˈwaɪ̯]


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


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


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)


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


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


bokalista

From English vocalist. From vocalist + -a.


bahista

From baho + -ista. Compare English bassist.


anawnser

an announcer; one who makes announcements


suplayer

a supplier; one who supplies; a provider


prodyuser

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


bakero

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

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-.


dalahay

a backwash; the backward flow of water from breaking waves


kapaw

a wave created by the movements of a school of fish


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


siyete pares

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


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


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)


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


budok

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


kinasampongan

the summit; a peak; the top of a mountain

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


tang-an

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


tang-an

(derogatory) characteristic of a hustler


sapal

grated coconut meat that has been extracted of the coconut milk

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


pusilpusil

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

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


polispolis

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


damath

damath; a board game combining checkers and arithmetic


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


letsero

From Spanish letsero, from Latin lactārius.


tsirman

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


benyu

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


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


mamintalay

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


panaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaw.


binatonan

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


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


magsusulat

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


madyikero

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


madyik

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

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

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


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


onseonse

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


operatiba

an operative; a spy, secret agent, or detective


weyter

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

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


weytres

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

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


witres

From English waitress. Replaced by weytres.


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


sakamuylas

Cebuanized form of Spanish sacamuelas, from sacar + muela.


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


magsisibya

a broadcaster; a person whose job is to broadcast


balandan

Displaced by lino. Recoined for the color.

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


bolunturismo

From English voluntourism, from volunteer + tourism.


manunusad

(historical) a person who specializes in tooth goldwork


pagkamaniniyot

photography; the occupation of taking photographs


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


tagsiya

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


paratawag

(history) a slave who serves as a herald


tiggama

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


gilawmon

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


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


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


takrawista

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


kara krus

[ˌka.ɾ̪ɐ ˈkɾ̪us̪]

heads or tails, usually as a form of illegal gambling


laagiga

wanderlust; a strong impulse or longing to travel