hipon

a condiment paste made of fermented or salted krill

a dish of sautéed krill paste with garlic and onions

Averrhoa bilimbi
Averrhoa bilimbi#Translingual

a dish of sautéed krill paste with garlic, onions and sliced Averrhoa bilimbi fruits


tiguwang igat

(often derogatory, humorous) a middle-aged woman who dresses inappropriately or racily

(often derogatory, humorous) a coquettish older woman

(derogatory) a mature woman who dates younger men; a cougar; a cradle snatcher; a cradle robber


kinatawo

From tawo (“person”). Perhaps through katawo (“personhood”) + -in-.

nature of a person; inborn character and inherent tendencies


tiguwang

[t̪ɪˈɡu.wɐŋ]

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


tiguwang

[t̪ɪˈɡu.wɐŋ]


tiguwang

[t̪ɪˈɡu.wɐŋ]


natawo

Natawo sa USA.


irong buang

/ʔiˌɾoŋ ˈbuʔaŋ/

[ʔɪˌɾ̪oŋ ˈbu.ʔɐŋ]


nalilibog

From Tagalog nalilito (“confused”), with lito (“to puzzle”) clipped from the original word and replaced by the Cebuano equivalent libog (“to confuse”).

(nonstandard, humorous) confused, baffled


galay

the young leaves, leafstalks and stems of the sweet potato used as a vegetable


burlis

From English burlesque, French burlesque, from Italian burlesco (“parodic”).


kamoteng kahoy

From kamote + -ng, from kamote + nga + kahoy.

Manihot esculenta
Manihot esculenta#Translingual

the tropical plant, Manihot esculenta (cassava)


tamatis

From Spanish tomate (“tomato”), from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum#Translingual

a widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit

the savory fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking


sibuyas bombay

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


tawo

From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.
Cognate with Tagalog tao.

tawo ni Marcos

Walay tawo sa balay.


nagbold

From nag- + bold, from English bold, from 1940s-1970s bold films (exploitation film).


nagbold

Sunda to imong manghod, nigawas nagbold.

Go after your (younger) brother/sister, he/she went out naked.


baboy ihas

a wild pig especially;
the Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons)

the Philippine warty pig (Sus philippensis)


ihas

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(dialectal, Metro Cebu) Pronunciation spelling of ihalas.


isdaa

Unsang isdaa?

What fish? (Why the crowd?) (What's the commotion?)

(sarcastic) a reason, cause (when asking a crowd as if they are shopping for fish)

(in the phrase)
Unsang isdaa...?
What fish...?

Unsang isdaa molupad?

Unsang isdaa ang nanganak nimo?


kamot

Antonio Pigafetta
Magellan's circumnavigation

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


dako

ceb-adj

dakô (plural dagko, Badlit spelling ᜇᜃᜓ)

From Proto-Philippine *dakəl (“big, large (in size or quantity)”),https://www.trussel2.com/ACD/acd-s_d.htm#7025 with the /l/ being dropped. Compare Yami rako, Ilocano dakkel, Pangasinan dakel, Kankanaey dakdakë, Dupaningan Agta dakal, Ibaloi shakel, Isnag dakkal, Kapampangan dakal, Kapampangan dagul, Bikol Central dakol, Tagalog laki, Hiligaynon daku, Agusan Manobo dakey, Waray-Waray dako, and Maranao dakel.


kamote

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli.

bor+

Ipomoea batatas
Ipomoea batatas#Translingual


kaldero

Borrowed from Spanish caldero (“vat”), from Latin caldārium, from caldus, from calidus (“warm”).


kahoy

From Proto-Bisayan *kahuy, from Proto-Central Philippine *kahuy, from Proto-Philippine *kahiw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.


tubatuba

Jatropha curcas
Jatropha curcas#Translingual


habalhabal

→ English: habal-habal, habel-habel

→ Tagalog: habal-habal

From older habal-habal, from a reduplication of habal (“to copulate”), named after the seating arrangement reminiscent of the male animal mounting a female from the back.


bulbol

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

der+

(offensive, informal, humorous) curly or kinky hair on the head


tiil

a foot, in its senses as
(anatomy) a human foot

(zoology) any equivalent body part of an animal

a foot, in its senses as
any equivalent body part of an animal

(furniture) a rod-like protrusion of an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath

(measurement) a foot; a unit of measure equal to twelve inches


hilawas

(euphemistic) coitus; sexual intercourse


dagan

From earlier dalagan, from Proto-Bisayan *dalagan, from Proto-Central Philippine *dalagan, from Proto-Philippine *dalagan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dalagan. Cognate to Bikol Central dalagan. The sense “to function” and “to be a candidate in election” is a semantic loan from English run.

flow; circulation (of traffic, of a system, etc.)

time elapsed during which something happened


dagan

ceb-infl-table

dagan

dagan

dagan

dagan

dagan

dagan

mo- (affix)
dagan (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
dagan (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
dagan (root)
actor
i- (affix)
dagan (root)
-an (affix)
dagan (root)
-on (affix)
dagan (root)


binuhi

something or someone being raised or bred; a ward; a pet


gibuhi

something or someone being raised or bred, a pet


gibuhi

Apan ang kabus nga tawo walay bisan unsa, gawas sa usa ka diyutay nga bayeng carnero nga nati, nga iyang pinalit ug gibuhi: ug kini mitubo ipon kaniya,

but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him

Gibuhi og balik ni Jesus si Lazaro


nabuhi

Si Set nabuhi sa usa ka gatos ug lima ka tuig.

...apan sa wala damha nabuhi pagbalik...

...but unexpectedly came back to life...


nagbuhi

Si Cristo ang nagbuhi ni Lazaro.

Christ was the one who raised Lazarus from the dead.

Kinsay nagbuhi anang manok? Akong mama.

the one who breeds, raises or rears (a pet or person)

Kinsay nagbuhi sa mga iro?

Kinsay nagbuhi sa pisi?


nagbuhi

Nagbuhi mi og goldfish.


tuyom

the lime sea urchin (Diadema antillarum)

the longspined sea urchin (Diadema setosum)

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

(colloquial) spiky stiff hair (especially on a man)


ilaga

[ʔɪ.l̪ɐˈɡaʔ]

rat (medium-sized rodent of Genus Rattus)


swaki

the common sea urchin (Echinus esculentus)

the collector urchin (Tripneustes gratilla)

the white urchin (Tripneustes depressus)


tabili

a skink; a lizard of the family Scincidae


iyot

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


iyot

iyot

iyot

iyot

iyot

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


aguy

an expression of one's own physical pain


abog

Possibly from Proto-Philippine *qabuk. Compare Tagalog alikabok, Malay habuk.


agay

ouch; an expression of one's own physical pain


sagoy

(offensive) (of a person) like having the mental capacity of a crazy homeless man


lawas

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.


lawas

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


lagay

Possibly borrowed from Tagalog lagay (“colloquial: bribe”)


lamok

From Proto-Philippine *lamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk,*lamuk.


lamok

(figuratively) to mob; (crowd around someone, often with hostility)


tyubibo

From Spanish tiovivo (“merry-go-round”).


gubatgubat

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


pusil-pusil

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


habol

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habəl.


habol

(of a blade) to dull; to render dull, especially by misuse


gubat

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


sumbol

Blend of sumpay (“attachment, connection; to connect, to join”) + bulbol (“pubic hair”), from the Cebuano phrase sumpay sa bulbol.

blend

(colloquial) a vertical line of hair that extends up along the middle of a man's abdomen from pubic hair to navel; treasure trail, happy trail


lastiko

Clipping of elastiko, from Spanish elástico.


sunog

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


killage

Blend of kilid (“side”) + village, from "kilid sa village" (literally "beside the village").

(humorous) the area beside or around a gated community


liog

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

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

chicken neck, especially as an item of food


sid-ok

to have a hiccup; to suffer from a hiccup


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


pangag

the condition of lacking some or all teeth; toothlessness; edentulism


pangag

lacking teeth; edentate, edental, toothless

(of a tooth) having cracks, broken, chipped

(of a tooth) having undergone decay; decayed


banakon

Ophiophagus hannah
Ophiophagus hannah#Translingual


inahan

Coordinate term: amahan


ugangan

[ʔʊˈɡa.ŋɐn̪]

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


amahan

Coordinate term: inahan


ig-agaw

[ʔɪɡˈʔa.ɡɐʊ̯]

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


tiyo

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

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


tiya

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

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


apo-sa-sungay

From apo (“grandchild”) + sa (“of”) + sungay (“horns”).


apo-sa-sungkod

From apo (“grandchild”) + sa (“of”) + sungkod (“walking stick”).


apo-sa-tuhod

From apo (“grandchild”) + sa (“of”) + tuhod (“knee”).


gigikanan

[ɡɪ.ɡɪˈka.n̪ɐn̪]


dahilig

to lean; to incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating


ginikanan

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


burikat

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

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


buring

(offensive, vulgar) diminutive of burikat: prostitute


sungay

a horn; a hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired


buriring

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

the Bennett's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster bennetti)

the compressed toby (Canthigaster compressa)

the honeycomb toby (Canthigaster janthinoptera)

the Valentin's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini)

the longspined porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus)


bikangkang

(of a woman) to put out; to consent to sex


tunok

From Proto-Austronesian *Cənək (“thorn”).


tuhod

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

inh+

the knee; the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank


kwaknit

any member of the order Chiroptera; a bat

(humorous) panties hung to dry, especially when not removed in nighttime


yawe

From Spanish llave (“key”), from Latin clāvis (“key”).


yabe

Borrowed from Spanish llave (“key”), from Latin clāvis (“key”). This and yawe seem to be more recent developments as they seem to be affected by yeísmo. If the word was borrowed earlier, it might have been *lyabe or *liyabe.


buynas

From Spanish buenas (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”).


debuynas

Blend of de + buynas, from Spanish de buenas.


esnatser

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

a snatcher; a thief who steals by snatching


sudlay

[ˈs̪ud̪.l̪ɐɪ̯]

Compare Bikol Central sukray, Tagalog suklay and Waray-Waray sudlay.


dugdog

Alternative form of dalugdog (“thunder”)


pan burikat

a bread with a sticky and brightly colored paste filling


uyab

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


uyab

to wash fish, meat, etc. using clean water


sung-ay

to carry on one's shoulders; to ride on someone's shoulders


jakol

From English ejaculate, from Latin ēiaculātus, perfect passive participle of ēiaculor (“hurl, shoot out”), from ē (“out”) + iaculor (“throw, dart”), from iaculum (“a missile, a dart”), from iaciō (“to throw, to hurl”).

(nonstandard, slang, vulgar) to masturbate


kasagbotan

an area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation; a grassland


itoy

the offspring of a mammal born in one birth; a litter


kalibonan

a dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse; a thicket

the small trees and other plants that clutter the floor of a forest; an underbrush


ul-ol

From lulo with the syllables spelled backwards.


karmelitos

ceb-noun

karmelítos (Badlit spelling ᜃᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜎᜒᜆᜓᜐ᜔)

Borrowed from Spanish caramelitos, plural diminutive of caramelo (“caramel candy”). Doublet of karamel.


bungi

(teratology) a cheiloschisis; a cleft lip; a harelip


bungi

(of a blade, an edge) having indentations


bungi

to cause an indentation to an edge or blade


tugnaw

Tugnaw dinhi sa Baguio.


dugos

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


bugaw

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


hinog

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hinuʀ (“ripe; to ripen”).


lugawan

a stall or diner that primarily serves rice porridge


gidaman

(sarcastic) (as a reply) could mean; 'You've got to be kidding!', 'Are you sure?', 'Really? or 'You're assuming things.'


sampurado

champorado (a sweet chocolate rice porridge in Philippine cuisine)


meryinda

From Spanish merienda (“tea, snack”), from Latin merenda.


sikwate

Variant of tsokolate, which was borrowed from Spanish chocolate. Compare Tagalog sikulate, an archaic variant of Tagalog tsokolate/tsokulate.


pospas

From Salvadoran Spanish puspa (“pale, pallid”).

rice gruel with meat (often chicken), tomatoes, ginger and spring onions


tabliya

Borrowed from Spanish tablilla (“tablet”).

chocolate tablet (round tablets of pure ground roasted cacao beans)


tukaw

to rouse someone from sleep, often due to noise or movement


tukaw

the distance between the outstretched tips of the index finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement


linog

From Proto-Bisayan *linug, from Proto-Philippine *linuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *linuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *linuʀ.


pukaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pukaw.


kasing

a top or spinning top, made of wood and spun by a string


tulog

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tuduʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuduʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduʀ.


kasingkasing

ceb-noun

kásingkásing (Badlit spelling ᜃᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

From Proto-Bisayan *kasiŋkasiŋ. Cognate with Hiligaynon kasingkasing.


mutya

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

Pigafetta

(figurative) something precious or valued highly


uwak

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.


giatay

[ɡɪˈʔa.t̪ɐɪ̯]

Giatay'ng adlawa!

(literally, of birds) infected with Newcastle disease, chicken cholera


giatay

[ɡɪˈʔa.t̪ɐɪ̯]


buntog

a buttonquail; any of several species of small terrestrial birds, principally in the genus Turnix of the family Turnicidae

a quail; any member of the genus Coturnix

a goby; any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae


mamasang

From Japanese ママ with the honorific title さん.


mamamarang

a person who practices barang; a sorcerer or witch


sud-an

an item of food eaten with rice; a viand


bugdo

(colloquial) bulging of a man's penis and testicles visible through clothing; bulge


lugaw

rice porridge (especially the plain one)


baay

the intoxicating yam (Dioscorea hispida)


pwerte

From Spanish fuerte (“strong”), from Latin fortis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”).


buhokon

to be covered with cut locks of hair. (ex. floor, table)


balhibo

From Proto-Bisayan *badahibu, from Proto-Central Philippine *badahibu. Cognate to Tausug bahibu, Hiligaynon balahibo, Waray-Waray barahibo, Bikol Central barahibo and Tagalog balahibo.


bugtong

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bug(ə)tuŋ.


bugtong

the grey nicker (Guilandina bonduc, syn. Caesalpinia bonduc)


bungoton

(dated, childish, humorous) to grow facial hair


garab

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


kagaw

From Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw (“itch mite”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.


bangas

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


atak-atak

to leave or drop crumbs all over the place


amega

Deliberate and exaggerated mispronunciation of amiga.

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

an address to a female or male-to-female transgender friend


takyanon

to kick someone or kick someone as if kicking a takyan, often an empty threat


takyan

a game similar to footbag or hackysack where players aim to keep the shuttlecock from touching the ground

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


paangkan

to impregnate outside of wedlock; to knock up


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!"


manyakis

From English maniac, French maniaque, from Late Latin maniacus, from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, “madness”).


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


patay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay, from Proto-Austronesian *aCay.


patay

(of a fingernail or toenail) smashed or detached

(of a machine, device, or electrical circuit) completely inactive; without power; without a signal

device; or electrical circuit; device; or electrical circuit


patay

Patya ang suga.


salbahis

From Spanish salvajes, plural of salvaje (“wild, savage”), from Catalan salvatge, from Late Latin *salvāticus, alteration of Latin silvāticus (“wild"; literally, "of the woods”), from silva (“forest", "grove”).


angkan

(can be derogatory) had given birth or has had children

(can be derogatory) having a body like that of a woman who has had children


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.

(colloquial, derogatory) coward; weakling


bayot

Bayot kaayo na manabi 'nang bayhana.

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


binggit

(pathology) a stye; a bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid


tambasakan

a mudskipper; any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae


lamlam

(pathology) angular cheilitis, an inflammation in the mouth cause by opportunistic fungi or bacterial infection


kugmohon

(slang, of an actor) having limited acting range or mediocre acting skills; wooden


bigaon

having a tendency to flirt often; flirtatious

given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery; lecherous


bigaon

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

a promiscuous man who has no regard for his sexual partners or the emotional value of his relationships; a manwhore


bugo

not bright or intelligent; stupid; slow of understanding


matag tiki

[mɐˌt̪aɡ t̪ɪˈkiʔ]

From mata + -g, probably from mata (“eye”) + og (“a, an”) + tiki (“gecko”).


luha

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

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


hangga

hanggà (canonical)
magka- (affix)
hangga (root)
actor
-on (affix)
hangga (root)
actor

hangga

ceb-infl-table

hangga


limonsito

Borrowed from Spanish limoncito, diminutive of limón. Compare Bikol Central limonsito.

Citrus × microcarpa
Citrus × microcarpa#Translingual

Citrofortunella mitis
Citrofortunella mitis

calamondin (Citrus × microcarpa, syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis)


sunggo

(nonstandard, informal) (of an idea or argument) highly intellectual for one's own capabilities


sunggo

(nonstandard, informal) to struggle with English or to struggle to keep up conversation with an English speaker

(nonstandard, informal) to tackle an idea or argument that is viewed too intellectual for one's own capabilities


sip-on

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sip(ə)qun.


kagod

to remove coconut meat by scratching or grating


igsoon

Alternative spelling of igsuon (“sibling”)


bakukang

Compare Maranao bakokang (“housefly larva; fishworm”).


sulom

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səjəm. Comapre Gorontalo tolomo and Tausug sanam.


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

a dish of colored cassava balls, rolled in grated coconut meat and sugar, usually served in a skewer


tatay

From Philippine Spanish tata (“daddy”) + -oy (“male diminutive suffix”).

suffix

Philippine Spanish <i class="Latn mention" lang="es">tata</i> (“daddy”)

an affectionate or honorific term for an older man


bayoton

(of a man) having feminine mannerisms, style


inday

[ʔɪn̪ˈd̪aɪ̯]

Uncertain. Possibly from:
* From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inda (“mother”) + -ay.
* From Spanish india + -ay. Compare Tagalog indoy.


luthang

a toy gun usually made of bamboo, consisting primarily of a barrel and a plunger, that fires wet balls of paper using air pressure


tambaloslos

a mythical creature with a large mouth and penis and one word characteristic is being ugly, found in Visayan, Bicolano and Mindanao folklore being of the forest


tambaloslos

used as an intensifier, meaning someone or something is useless or used similar to for fuck's sake


sibog

to change place; to go, in any manner, from one place to another

to cause to change place in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another

to scoot over; to move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space


pilok

From Southern Proto-Philippine *pidək. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


kilay

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


atabay

[ʔɐˈt̪a.bɐɪ̯]

well (deep hole dug in the ground for obtaining water)


bitok

From Proto-Bisayan *bituk, from Proto-Central Philippine *bituk, from Proto-Philippine *bituk.

any of the parasitic hookworms, roundworms, tapeworms and whipworms in humans and animals


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


tabay

a well, a deep hole dug in the ground for obtaining water


sanggot

(agriculture) sickle, specifically one with a handle similar to a bolo, often used in gathering tuba


engkanto

Borrowed from Spanish encanto (“charm; spell”).

bor+

(folklore) type of nature spirit, usually associated with the forest and is believed to be averse to salt


ulod

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulej, compare Tagalog uod, Chamorro ulo', Javanese uler, Maori iro, Malay ulat.


lungon

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luŋun.


ilok

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ilek (“armpit”), cf. Hiligaynon ilok, Ilocano ilek, Tausug iluk.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


gilok

Migilok ang akong ilong


sangay

(familiar) address to a person with the same name


labnot

From Proto-Philippine *rab(ə)nut (“to grab and pull”) (cf. Ilocano rabnot).


ipos

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ipəs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ipəs, from Proto-Austronesian *Sipəs. Cognate with Ilocano ipes and Tagalog ipis.


bugnay

a Queensland cherry tree (Antidesma bunius)


bugoy

Bugoya jung Jun-jun oy!
Jun-Jun is such a bugoy.

having the character of a stereotypical gangster


uling

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.


dag-om

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

ceb-infl-table

dag-om

dag-om


hubag

Term popularized by the Davaoeño hip hop duo Thavawenyoz in their 2005 song Hubag. (see citations)


kinhason

shellfish except echinoderms and crustaceans


bugok

From Proto-Philippine *buʀuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀuk (“rotten; bad character”).


hagok

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


hagok

(metonymically) to sleep; to fall asleep, especially in the middle of a conversation or activity with another person


balungbong

From bungbong + la. Started as a playful mimicry of Dalaguete Cebuano dialect.


kalatkat

(regional, chiefly Sialo) to climb up, to ascend

(regional, chiefly Sialo, of a flame) to creep up the walls


kalayo

[kɐ.l̪ɐˈd͡ʒoʔ]


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.


ispat

a flashlight; a battery-powered hand-held lightsource


layo

ceb-adj

layô (plural lagyo, Badlit spelling ᜎᜌᜓ)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *adayuq.


lanot

Strophanthus caudatus; a liana in the dogbane family


guso

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


pahak

an accidental or deliberate shorter cut than most hair


pahak

to cut someone's hair shorter as punishment for not meeting the hair regulations in school or work

to have some hairs accidentally cut too short making the hairstyle uneven


lomboy

Syzygium cumini
Syzygium cumini#Translingual

Syzygium cumini; an evergreen tree in the family Myrtaceae

(colloquial) tobacco rolled in a leaf of this tree


mananabtan

a person, typically female, hired to lead the rosary or novena in a wake


sabat amen

From sabat (“to join”) + amen, from people reminding someone to make the sign of the cross before joining in the prayer.

someone who barges or joins in other people's conversation uninvited

an instance of intruding or injecting yourself in other people's conversation

someone who injects themselves in issues they are not directly involved


sementeryo

ceb-noun

sementéryo (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)


musoleyo

Borrowed from Spanish mausoleo, from Latin mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos); named for Mausolus (Μαύσωλος or Μαύσσωλλος), satrap of the Persian empire and ruler of Caria.


lubong

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *ləbəŋ (“to bury”) (cf. Tagalog libing, Bikol Central lubong, Maranao lebeng).


yutaan

(humorous) having muddy or dirty feet or toenails


kahayopan

(uncountable) all the animals or beasts; especially in an area or location


bukton

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 Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətəkən.


kalanggaman

all the birds or all the birds in an area


kiyod

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


kiyod

the movement of one's hips when thrusting; humping


agwas

From Spanish aguas, plural of agua (“water”).


bahara

characteristic of a decline in performance


buktot

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *beketut.


buktot

the horn-nosed boxfish (Ostracion rhinorhynchos)

the green tiger prawn (Penaeus semisulcatus)


langitnon

[l̪ɐ.ŋɪt̪ˈn̪on̪]


lawgaw

[l̪ɐʊ̯ˈɡaʊ̯]


lawgaw

[l̪ɐʊ̯ˈɡaʊ̯]


isprakol

(informal, offensive) having a clawhand or a deformed hand


bilangkad

to sit with legs spread wide apart; to manspread


habak

a bellyband; a band worn by babies to protect the navel


tikasan

a person who swindles, cheats or defrauds; a swindler


hubak

ceb-infl-table

hubak


aslom

ceb-adj

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

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

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


batil

Borrowed from Spanish batir. Compare Bikol Central bati and Tagalog bati.


motorsiklo

ceb-noun

motorsíklo (Badlit spelling ᜋᜓᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜓ)

Pseudo-Hispanism, from English motorcycle, under a false assumption Spanish has *motorciclo (correct Spanish: motocicleta).


alsa

to carry; to lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting


sinawsinaw

a tiny transparent fish, or fish fry, often used in ginamos


utotutot

the stinking passionflower (Passiflora foetida)


tihik

a miser or stingy person; a niggard; a scrooge


tihik

reluctant to spend money; tight-fisted; stingy; miserly


palad

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Sense "Indian goosegrass", after its inflorescence being likened to an open palm (cf. palagtiki).

inh+

Eleusine indica
Eleusine indica#Translingual

Cynodon dactylon
Cynodon dactylon#Translingual


palad

rough-scale tongue sole (Cynoglossus lida)

speckled tonguesole (Cynoglossus puncticeps)


alindanaw

[ʔɐ.l̪ɪn̪ˈd̪a.n̪ɐʊ̯]


salibo

spray (rain that enters the vents, window or house due to strong wind)


alindahaw

[ʔɐ.l̪ɪn̪ˈd̪a.hɐʊ̯]

scattering (light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby)


alindahaw

[ʔɐ.l̪ɪn̪ˈd̪a.hɐʊ̯]


kalasangan

a forest area; a dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area; larger than woods

a forestland; land covered by trees, forests, woodlands


huwad

to spill the contents of (a plate, bowl or bucket)


dagaton

ceb-verb

dagaton (inchoative gidagat, Badlit spelling ᜇᜄᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

[d̪ɐ.ɡɐˈt̪on̪]

Gidagat ko sa bawod.

(by extension) to cause to have any kind of motion sickness


dagaton

[d̪ɐ.ɡɐˈt̪on̪]


kakahoyan

a forest; a dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area; a grove

a dense collection of trees covering a relatively small area; smaller than a forest; woods

land covered with woody vegetation; a woodland


tigulang

[t̪ɪˈɡu.l̪ɐŋ]


tigulang

[t̪ɪˈɡu.l̪ɐŋ]

old, mature (of a person, animal); aged; elderly; geriatric


tigulang

[t̪ɪˈɡu.l̪ɐŋ]


magulang

[mɐˈɡu.l̪ɐŋ]


magulang

[mɐˈɡu.l̪ɐŋ]


lawod

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lahud, from Proto-Austronesian *lahud.

inh+

midsea, high seas; where land cannot be seen or is distant in all sides


tangkong

Ipomoea aquatica
Ipomoea aquatica#Translingual

the leaves and stem of this plant used as a vegetable


tirang

an ogress-like creature in Visayan folklore


agbati

the leaves and leaf stalks of this plant used as a vegetable


lechon

(proscribed) a roasted suckling piglet; a roasted pig


macho dancer

a male stripper who works in a strip club


batong

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte) Alternative form of balatong


tirong

an ogre-like creature in Visayan folklore


mansanitas

Borrowed from Spanish manzanitas, diminutive plural of manzana. Compare Tagalog mansanitas.

Muntingia calabura
Muntingia calabura#Translingual


tingkarol

the collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)


hagtok

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-tuk. Compare balalatok and tuktok.


tingkagol

(folklore) sound produced by the soul or spirit of a sleeping person, having skipped supper, the spirit went looking for a meal and got trapped in pots


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


hantak

heads or tails, usually as a form of illegal gambling


suwang

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of sulang (“chin”)


babalu

After Filipino comedian and actor Babalu.

(humorous, somewhat offensive) someone with a long extended chin


babalu

characteristic of a mandibular prognathism

having jaws that project forward more than usual; having a Habsburg jaw; prognathous


pinaakan

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


amasona

From English Amazon, from Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn).


aswang

(folklore) aswang (shapeshifting evil creature in Philippine mythology)

(humorous, somewhat offensive) a person who acts or has the characteristics of an aswang


aswang

(humorous, somewhat offensive) someone who has an extended chin


san-aw

the drippings from a roasted pig or chicken


gikalag

[ɡɪ.kɐˈl̪aɡ]


kalagkalag

Halloween, All Souls' Day and All Saints' Day collectively


tambis

water cherry, watery rose apple, A tree of species Syzygium aqueum


kalag

From Proto-Bisayan *kalag (compare Hiligaynon kalag), from Proto-Greater Central Philippines *kalag.


kimay

a person with a broken wrist or deformed hands

a lazy person especially someone who dislikes lifting and moving objects around


kimay

to be unable to use the hands due to breakage or deformity


kimay

having deformed or broken hands and wrists


krismas

From English Christmas, from Old English Cristes mæsse.


watsinanggo

Tua nasad tong mga watsinanggo ay!


watsinanggo

Ayaw na lagi pa'g winatsinanggo, aron dili na ka dakpon.

Stop fooling around already so that you would stop getting arrested.


guwatsinanggo

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish guachinango (“crafty, wheedling”), from Classical Nahuatl cuachilnācatl.


mutsatsa

From Spanish muchacha, feminine equivalent of muchacho.

(dated, derogatory) a female servant or cleaner; a maid


ukoy

Compare Tagalog siyokoy, Hokkien 烏鬼／乌鬼 (o͘-kúi).

a merman; either portrayed as having a human body and a tail of a fish or having an appearance similar to a kappa


ukoy

After the ukoy's habit of stealthily observing and approaching its victim.


mutsatso

From Spanish muchacho (“young man”), from mocho.

(dated, derogatory) a male employed to run errands; an errand boy, a page, a pageboy


daspan

to scoop using a dustpan; to use a dustpan


kalkulador

From Spanish calculador, from Latin calculātor.


kinugay

a coarse brown sugar from crystallized molasses


kalamay

In many Visayan languages (particularly Hiligaynon), it is synonymous with 'sugar'.
The word is usually elided to kamay in modern Cebuano dialects. From kamay, a regional variation of the word kalamay ("sugar").
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalamay (sticky confection made of rice and coconut). Compare Iban kelami (a cake or pudding made of rice flour or sugar) and Malay kelamai (a type of Malay cake)

cog

dish of ground sticky rice, cooked in brown sugar and coconut milk


taw-an

[t̪ɐʊ̯ˈʔan̪]

Taw-an nga balay.

Taw-an nga lasang.


uhipan

a centipede; any member of the class Chilopoda


trentren

(childish) a millipede; any member of the class Diplopoda


baktin

From Proto-Bisayan *baktin, from Proto-Central Philippine *baktin, from Proto-Philippine *bakətin.

(humorous, maybe offensive) a fat parent's fat child


amamangloy

a katydid; any member of the family Tettigoniidae


bagabaga

a pinecone soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan)


kugan

scab; in incrustation over a wound or sore


bahag

→ Spanish: bahague

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaʀ.

inh+

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


mangtas

a monster; a terrifying and dangerous creature


punyeta

(dated) an expression of surprise or anger


paabang

(euphemistic, somewhat offensive) to prostitute


ensomada

From Spanish ensaimada, from Catalan ensaïmada, from Catalan saïm (“pork lard”).

a spiral-shaped brioche baked using butter or margarine, topped with butter and sugar, sometimes with ham and cheese


ransak

Borrowed from English ransack, from Middle English ransaken, from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann (“house”) + saka (“search”).


ensaymada

Borrowed from Spanish ensaimada, from Catalan ensaïmada, from Catalan saïm (“pork lard”).


unano

Borrowed from Spanish enano, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos, “dwarf”).
This word displays a change of prenasal E into U, as well as an addition of a final glottal stop.


piaya

a muscovado-filled flatbread from the Philippines


biyuda

Borrowed from Spanish viuda, from Latin vidua.


higal

given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery; lecherous


higala

absolute superlative degree
absolute superlative


buongon

Citrus maxima
Citrus maxima#Translingual


kamansili

From Mexican Spanish guamúchil, from Classical Nahuatl cuauhmochitl.

Pithecellobium dulce
Pithecellobium dulce#Translingual


santo papa

Named after the fruit's resemblance to the pope's mitre.

the stinking passionflower (Passiflora foetida)


sambag

Tamarindus indica
Tamarindus indica#Translingual


kapayason

From kapayas + -on. Named after how the papaya fruit easily bleeds latex.


kapayas

Borrowed from Spanish papayas plural of papaya, probably from Kari'na kapaja or Lokono papáia.

Carica papaya
Carica papaya#Translingual


kapayas

(slang, Cagayan de Oro) to flaunt, to flex


biyatilis

Leucaena leucocephala
Leucaena leucocephala#Translingual

the white popinac (Leucaena leucocephala)


kabaryo

a resident of a barangay where one resides


buwahan

Lansium domesticum
Lansium domesticum#Translingual

langsat, lanzones, lanzon tree (Lansium domesticum); a tree of the mahogany family


kalamantigi

Impatiens balsamina
Impatiens balsamina#Translingual


pabuto

the wayside tuberose (Ruellia tuberosa) and its dehiscent seed capsules


pabuto

(euphemistic) to masturbate to ejaculation

(euphemistic) to have sexual intercourse


kalatsutsi

From Spanish cacalosúchil, from a Nahuan language; cf. cācālōxōchitl, equivalent to cācālōtl (“crow”) + xōchitl (“flower”).

frangipani; any member of the genus Plumeria


ipil

→ English: ipil

a Philippine and Pacific island tree (Intsia bijuga) yielding a valuable brown dye and having a very hard and durable dark wood


sikwa

Borrowed from Cantonese 絲瓜／丝瓜 (si1 gwaa1).

Luffa aegyptiaca
Luffa aegyptiaca#Translingual

Luffa acutangula
Luffa acutangula#Translingual

either of the two loofah vines Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula

the fruit of these plants used in cooking


tawong

(Metro Cebu, Northern Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of talong


kamunggay

[kɐ.mʊŋˈɡaɪ̯]

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

Moringa oleifera
Moringa oleifera#Translingual


kalabasa

a plant and its fruit of five species of the genus Cucurbita; a squash

the flower of this plant used in cooking


babayeng ikogan

(offensive) a transgender, transsexual or transvestite man

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


ulaw

[ˈʔu.d͡ʒɐʊ̯]


ikog-ikog

in a shy or uncomfortable manner (when asking a favor)


pinakahumot

superlative degree of humot; very fragrant


humot

ceb-adj

humót (comparative mas humot, superlative pinakahumot or humota, Badlit spelling ᜑᜓᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

humót (canonical)
mas humot (comparative)
pinakahumot (superlative)
humota (superlative)


humota

Unsa nang humota?


gisantes

Borrowed from Spanish guisantes, from Mozarabic [script needed] (biššáuṭ), from Latin pisum sapidum, with influence from guisar (“to stew”).


ikog

From Proto-Bisayan *ikug, from Proto-Philippine *ikuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ.


ikog

to feel shy or uncomfortable when asking for favors


umang

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qumaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qumaŋ. Cognate with Tiruray kumang, Marshallese om̧, Palauan chum.

(idiomatic) a person who habitually wears other people's footwear without permission


hubas

(liquids) to drop in level or volume due to leakage or evaporation


wawaw

a siren; a device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal


hukas

to unclothe; to strip of clothes or covering; to make naked


hugas

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huʀas.


ibyok

Arenga pinnata
Arenga pinnata#Translingual

the sugar palm (Arenga pinnata); an economically important feather palm native to tropical Asia

the immature fruit of this tree used as a fruit preserve


bangkiyod

a Philippine pied fantail (Rhipidura nigritorquis)


bolinaw

anchovy, esp. the Philippine anchovy (Encrasicholina oligobranchus)


bulinaw

[bʊˈl̪i.n̪ɐʊ̯]


nukos

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


Quirino

Borrowed from Spanish Quirino. Named after Elpidio Quirino, the sixth president of the Philippines.

Quirino (a province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Cabarroguis)


kugita

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

an octopus that is bigger than a tabugok


utok bolinaw

someone who is not intelligent; a birdbrain; a peabrain


karnero

[kɐɾ̪ˈn̪i.ɾ̪o]

Borrowed from Spanish carnero, from Latin (agnus) carnārius.

a sheep; a woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis

the flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food; mutton; lamb


kordero

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


tsupa

to fellate; to perform fellatio on a man


lumod

a dolphin; a carnivorous aquatic mammal inhabiting mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans


dolpin

Borrowed from English dolphin, from Middle English dolfin, from Old French daulphin, dalphin, daufin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).


balyena

Borrowed from Spanish ballena, from Old Spanish ballena, from Latin ballaen, variant of bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina).


garay

(historical) a warship by the Iranun and Banguigui people


balicassiao

(dated) nonstandard spelling of balikasyaw


Alcantara

From Spanish Alcántara, from Arabic اَلْقَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara, “the bridge”).

der

اَلْقَنْطَرَة


anago

haze; very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility


Sauro

a diminutive of the male given name Rosauro


talab

a pen shell; any member of the family Pinnidae


Loreto

From Spanish Loreto. The municipality in Agusan del Sur is named after Loreto in Granada, Spain, the hometown of Spanish Catholic priest Saturnino Urios.
The surname is from the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Loreto (a municipality of Agusan del Sur, Philippines)

Loreto (a municipality of the Dinagat Islands, Philippines)


bawon

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(Metro Cebu) Pronunciation spelling of balon.


KKB

From Tagalog KKB, initialism of kaniya-kaniyang bayad (“going Dutch”, adjective, literally “to each their own payment”)


KKB

used to indicate that the cost of a meal is to be shared or split


diskoral

Blend of disko (“disco”) + koral (“enclosure”).

blend

(dated) an outdoor dance, with a disco-like set up, commonly held in an enclosure and usually may require an admission fee


diskohan

(dated) a place where a disco dance is held


kikay

a girl or woman interested in beauty products and fashion


kikay

belonging to or characteristic of a kikay

(of a girl or woman) interested in beauty products and fashion; stylishly feminine


kikay kit

From English kikay kit, where the former is from Tagalog kikay.

a soft case in which a woman's toiletries and cosmetics are stored


betamax

Borrowed from English Betamax, a genericized trademark of a video recording format. The food is named from their resemblance to the cuboidal videocassettes.

(informal) coagulated chicken blood that is boiled, cut in to cubes, skewered and grilled to be sold as a street food


iskwat

From English squat, from Middle English squatten, from Old French esquatir, escatir (“compress, press down, lay flat, crush”), from es- (“ex-”) + quatir (“press down, flatten”), from *Vulgar Latin coactire (“press together, force”), from Latin coactus, perfect passive participle of cōgō (“force together, compress”).


makabuta

blinding; causing blindness or as if causing blindness


pungko

From Proto-Bisayan *puŋkuq. Compare Hiligaynon pungko (“to sit”).


iskwater

the slum; a dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty

(derogatory) a person one deems uncultured


gutang

cracked heels; cracked calluses in the foot


kasili

Anhinga melanogaster
Anhinga melanogaster#Translingual

the Oriental darter or Indian darter (Anhinga melanogaster); a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia

the giant mottled eel (Anhinga marmorata); a species of tropical anguillid eel that is found in the Indo-Pacific and adjacent freshwater habitats


Isabela

Borrowed from Spanish Isabela. Named after Isabella II of Spain.

Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental#English

A municipality of Negros Occidental, Visayas

A province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Ilagan


bagolbagol

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


traysikad

a pedicab; a bicycle with a mounted sidecar


pagpag

to shake out excess water from washed laundry


traysikol

From English tricycle, from French tricycle.

a motorized tricycle; a motorbike with a mounted sidecar; a cycle rickshaw


trisikad

[t̪ɾ̪ɪˈs̪i.kɐd̪]


trisikad

[t̪ɾ̪ɪˈs̪i.kɐd̪]


adidas

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


kalsunis

From Spanish calzones (“underpants”), plural of calzón, augmentative of calza. from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus.


bukong

to deliberately avoid payment for public transport


sabaw

From Proto-Philippine *sabaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sa(m)baw.

Sabawi akong kan-on anang sabaw sa menudo.

Pour some of that menudo sauce in my rice.

Sabawi ko anang sabaw sa beef casserole.

Pour me some of that gravy from the beef casserole


sabaw

Uga ra imong giluto, sabawi na.

Sabawi akong kan-on anang sabaw sa pho.

to pour soup, sauce or gravy (especially on rice)


pundiyo

From Spanish fundillo, from fondillo, diminutive of fondo, from Latin fundus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-mn.


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


pridyidir

Genericization of the trademark Frigidaire.


kulgit

Genericization of the trademark Colgate.


butones

From Spanish botones, plural of botón, possibly from botar, or from French bouton.


basketbolan

basketball court or any other area with a basketball backboard and hoop erected


tenisan

From tennis + -an. From English tennis, from Old French tenez, second-person imperative of tenir (“hold”).


purol

shorts; pants worn primarily in the warm weather that do not go lower than the knees


gilit

English Genericized trademark from Gillette.


paniudto

paniudto na!


alimatok

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

inh+

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

a person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion


udto

Compare Hiligaynon ugtu, Bikol Central udto, Kapampangan ugtu.

midday, noon; for the sun to be overhead

maayong udto

good noon (said around 11 A.M. to 1 P.M.)

noontime; a period spanning the late morning to early afternoon

(dated) for the moon or other celestial bodies to be at the zenith


tigpatanto

a person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry; a moneylender

(by extension) a loanshark, a usurer; someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest


pautang

[pɐˈʔu.t̪ɐŋ]


mintras tanto

From mentras + tanto, from Spanish mientras tanto.


palaiyot

given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery; lecherous

(of a woman) having excessive sexual desire; nymphomaniac


mintras

From Spanish mientras, from obsolete demientra, from Latin dum + interim.


tig-

tigdala

tigluto

tiglampaso

(added to verbs, and sometimes nouns) used to form agent nouns, especially of a one time occasion; -er


mansanilya

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


minantikaan

cooked by frying or in a deep fryer; fried, deep-fried


hinayhay

laundry being hung out to dry, laundry that has been washed and hung on a clothesline


hayhayan

a clothesline; a rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry; a washing line


langyaw

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

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


bulingon

laundry; that which needs to be laundered, not necessarily dirty


labhanan

unwashed; needs washing; needs to be washed


labhanan

laundry; that which needs to be laundered


waswas

Probably from English wash, from Middle English washen, waschen, weschen, from Old English wascan, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, *watskaną (“to wash, get wet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wod- (“wet; water”).


taudtaod

[t̪ɐˌʔud̪.t̪ɐˈʔod̪]


palopalo

a batlet; a short bat for beating clothes when washing them; a washing paddle

arrowfin goby; any member of the genus Oxyurichthys


gagmatoy

Diminutive of gagmay, from gagmay + -oy.


ginamay

a sauté of diced pork, carrots and potatoes with peas and seasoned with annatto, salt and pepper


ilimnon

inom + il- -on, see etymology for imnon.

Naa koy ilimnon sa balay.


bun-i

dermatophytosis; especially Tinea cruris


pinaypay

a type of banana cue; plantains carved into a fan, battered, deep-fried, and rolled in white sugar


paypay

[ˈpaɪ̯.pɐɪ̯]


paypay

[ˈpaɪ̯.pɐɪ̯]


humay

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


kan-on

kaon + -on, underwent vowel elision (kaonon > ka-non) and then metathesis (ka-non > kan-on). Compare Tagalog kanin, kainin.


kan-on

gikaon (canonical)
-on (affix)
kaon (root)

ceb-infl-table

kan-on


tahop

pig feed; mixture of pounded banana trunks and bran


puga

From Spanish fuga, from Latin fuga, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰugéh₂.


hulmahan

a mold; a frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped


sustener

From Spanish sostener, from Latin sustinēre, present active infinitive of sustineō.


turutot

a horn; any of several musical wind instruments

a horn; an instrument used to signal others


hulma

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish horma.


manindahay

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


tigbaligya

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


mamaligyaay

ceb-noun

mamaligyaáy (Badlit spelling ᜋᜋᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜌᜀᜌ᜔)

[mɐ.mɐ.l̪ɪɡ.jɐˈʔaɪ̯]

trader, seller or merchant, especially in the retail trade


imal

a hottie; a physically or sexually attractive person


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


tindera

[t̪ɪn̪ˈd̪i.ɾ̪ɐ]


munisipyo

a city hall, a town hall, a municipal hall


puhunan

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun-an, derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun (“base of a tree; cause; source, origin; beginning”), via Malay pohon. Compare Ilocano puonan, Tagalog puhunan, Maranao po'onan, Tausug puunan.


kapritso

Borrowed from Spanish capricho, from Italian capriccio, from capo riccio (“curly head”).


ngutngot

The sound suggested of a throbbing pain.


slangards

(colloquial, informal) twang, foreign accent


slangards

(colloquial, informal) (usually of English speakers) Having a regional or foreign accent


eslang

Borrowed from English slang. A misnomer.


eslang

(usually of English speakers) having a regional or foreign accent


kuyaw

amazing; causing wonder and amazement; very surprising


tsinelas

Borrowed from Spanish chinelas, plural of chinela.


hakpa

Rearrangement of the syllables of pahak.

(humorous, childish) someone with a bald spot in the head (see usage notes)


hakopa

second/third-person imperative of hakop (“to clasp, to grasp”)


ngilo

Sound suggested of shrillness. From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋilu.

2007, Rey Jude P. Agana, The Role of Rumors in Informal Learning (Ph.D. dissertation), p. 30, Fig. 3.2

Medium rasping
(please add an English translation of this quotation)

the irritating feeling produced when hearing sounds like the screeching of tires, the grinding of teeth, and scraping on a chalkboard


tambokikoy

Diminutive of tambok, from tambok + -oy.

(derogatory, often humorous) someone who is overweight; fatso


siyot

From English shoot, from Middle English shoten, from Old English scēotan, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-.

(obsolete) to film, to photograph, to shoot

(obsolete) to shoot a ball, to launch something as if shooting a ball


balay-balay

playhouse, blanket fort, cubby house, Wendy house


unlan

[ʔʊn̪ˈl̪an̪]


unlan

[ʔʊn̪ˈl̪an̪]

to lay one's head on a pillow or onto something used similar to a pillow


isyu

Borrowed from English issue, from Middle English issue, issu, isshue, ischewe, yssewe, from Old French issue, eissue, essue (“a way out; exit”), feminine past participle of issir, itself from Latin exeō (“go out”), from prefix ex- (“out of”) + eō (“go”).


isyu

to be the subject of gossip or speculation, to be the talk of the town


Danao

Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park
Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park

the smaller of two crater lakes located in the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park in Negros Oriental


asyenda

Borrowed from Spanish hacienda, from Old Spanish fazienda, from Latin facienda.


tanday

something, usually a pillow, kept between the legs when lying in bed


tanday

to keep a pillow between the legs or knees when lying or sleeping in bed

to rest a leg or knee on someone sharing the bed


tangke

Borrowed from Spanish tanque, from Portuguese tanque.
The second sense is influenced by English septic tank.

tank; vat (of water, fuel, etc.); cistern

armored personnel carrier
armored personnel carrier


kakha

(of a chicken) to scratch or scrape the ground


pangala

an instance of food craving during pregnancy

the specific food craved by a pregnant woman


pangala

to crave a specific food during pregnancy


yam-is

having too much flavor enhancers or MSG in the taste


luod

Cognate with Malay luat (“to feel nauseated, disgusted”).


kuhit

a stick or pole used for reaching or hooking items beyond one's reach or in elevated or narrow places


kuhit

to reach or hook something with a stick or pole

to get a person's attention by poking or touching with the finger

to get a person's attention by tapping the person's back, back of the head or shoulder with the index finger in a quick downward motion


lihi

a set habits or rituals carried out to bring good luck

an instance of controlling or promoting luck


lihi

Ayaw lihi-i ang Bagong Tuig ug tapol.

Gituohan na ang pagluto ug manok sa Bagong Tuig palihi ug kakha-tuka nga panimuyo.

It is believed that serving chicken in the New Year invites a hand-to-mouth existence.


mangatuli

head

mangatuli (past nangatuli, imperative pangatuli)


sirit-sirit

to spurt or spout violently and uncontrollably in multiple jets


sugnod

to throw something or someone into a fire as if being used as a fuel or kindling


kumagko

(dialectal, Metro Cebu) Pronunciation spelling of kumalagko.


luhod

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *luhud (“act of kneeling”).


matrimonya

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English matrimony, created under a false assumption Spanish has *matrimonia (correct Spanish is matrimonio).


madrehonon

a candidate; a novice; a person working on becoming a full-fledged nun

(often humorous) a person one deems as having the virtues of a nun


mongha

From Spanish monja, from monje, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).


sulod

From Proto-Bisayan *sələd (cf. Hiligaynon sulud), from Proto-Central-Philippine *sələd (cf. Tagalog silid).


ihalas

From Proto-Central Philippine *hálas (“snake”), thus related to halas. Compare ihayop in its formation.


monghe

From Spanish monje, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).


kawayanan

From kawayan + ka- -an, the prefix ka- dropped by haplology.


kawayan

any grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the tribe Bambuseae

the wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane


balbal

(Philippine folklore) witchlike or vampirelike creature or monster


buyboy

an instance of recounting favors or charity to the person who benefited


buyboy

to recount deeds or charity done for a person in order to guilt them into returning the favor


surok

to seethe, only in the phrase surok ang dugo


datahan

the amount of partial payment paid or owed


surok ang dugo

ceb-verb

surok ang dugô (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜇᜓᜃ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[ˌs̪u.ɾ̪ok ʔɐŋ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]

From surok + ang + dugo. The word surok is only ever used in this phrase.


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

to drive; to operate a wheeled, motorized vehicle

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


selpon

Borrowed from English cell phone, from cellular phone.


drayber

[ˈd̪ɾ̪aɪ̯.beɾ̪]

a driver (a person who drives a motorized vehicle)

a person who takes over a mahjong game for another, often to keep the game going while the original player goes on break or attends to some matter


engkwentro

a hostile meeting; a confrontation or skirmish; an encounter, a run-in


engkwentro

to confront (someone or something) face to face


pasahero

to ply; to travel around an area to look for passengers


kasakay

the passengers in a transportation other than yourself; a co-passenger


sakayanan

a stop for jeepneys, bus, pedicabs or tricycles


bising

Northern Palawan tree squirrel (Sundasciurus juvencus)


sakayan

a sacayan; a small wooden trimaran used as a transport and fishing boat in the Philippines


sakay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakay.


ungo-ungo

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


ungo-ungo

to act like a ghost or monster in order to scare other people


apyo

Borrowed from Spanish apio, from Latin apium, from apis (“bee”) because of bees' perceived inclination towards the plant.


ekek

Onomatopoeic; named after its supposed call.

(Philippine folklore) a vampiric bird-like creature

(Philippine folklore) a form of an ungo or an ungo's familiar


dayana

Borrowed from Spanish diana, from Spanish día (“day”), from Latin diēs (“day”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“heaven, sky; to shine”).

der

(rare) a reveille; the sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers

(rare) the playing of a marching band early in the morning to signal the start of a fiesta or festival


kikik

Onomatopoeic, after its supposed call. The other senses are fron their necrophagy or nocturnal nature, like the creature.

(folklore) form of an ungo or an ungo's familiar

Philippine nightjar (Caprimulgus manillensis)


lansang

[l̪ɐn̪ˈs̪aŋ]


lansang

[l̪ɐn̪ˈs̪aŋ]


buhiyas

From Spanish bujías, plural of bujía, after Bujía (Bugia), former name of Béjaïa, Algeria.


bosina

Borrowed from Spanish bocina, from Latin bucina (“trumpet”).


desidir

From Spanish decidir, from Latin decidere, present active infinitive of dēcīdō.


awrora

Borrowed from Spanish aurora, from Latin aurōra (“dawn, sunrise”), from Proto-Italic *auzōs (as Flōra from flōs), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs (“dawn”).


deliryo

Borrowed from Spanish delirio, from Latin dēlīrium, from dēlīrō (“I deviate from the path”).


deliryo

ceb-infl-table

deliryo

deliryo

mag- (affix)
deliryo (root)
actor
-on (affix)
deliryo (root)
actor


kanato

Can be analyzed as kang + atò, see kanako. Compare Ilocano kaniatayo, Kapampangan kekatamu.

to/for/with/at us (oblique first person inclusive plural)


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


pilian

fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right; picky; choosy


mantinir

From Spanish mantener, from Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).


labakara

Borrowed from Andean Spanish lavacara (“washbasin”).


mayra

Blend of maayo + ra, from maayo ra nimo.


mirisi

From Spanish merecer, from Vulgar Latin *merescere, from Latin merēre, present active infinitive of mereō.


masahe

Borrowed from Spanish masaje, from French massage.


hilot

a traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage

improving a student's grade, often by remedial exams


estroberi

Borrowed from English strawberry, from Old English strēawberġe.


preno

From Spanish freno, from Latin frēnum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”).


prestihiyoso

From Spanish prestigioso, from Late Latin praestigiōsus.


igtagurha

[ʔɪɡ.t̪ɐˈɡuɾ̪.hɐ]

Short form of ig-agaw igtagurha. From ig- + tagurha, ultimately from duha (“two”).

second cousin: cousins who have a common great-grandfather


presko

(of plant material) still green and not dried

inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task


tagurha

[t̪ɐˈɡuɾ̪.hɐ]

From tag- + duha, involving metathesis into "tagudha", and /d/ turning into a flapped /ɾ/.


duruha

[d̪ʊˈɾ̪u.hɐ]

From a partial reduplication of duha. Compare etymology of Tagalog dalawa.


duruha

[d̪ʊˈɾ̪u.hɐ]


relihiyoso

From Spanish religioso, from Latin religiōsus.


malisyoso

Borrowed from Spanish malicioso, from Latin malitiōsus.


manandis

Emilio Aguinaldo
Philippine Commonwealth
Sergio Osmeña
Theodore Roosevelt

From “Man Andis”, from “Hermano Andres”, a nickname of Andres Abellana, a city councilor during the American Occupation of the Philippines. Abellana's unique hobby was listing names of supposed henpecked husbands, allegedly including then governor-general of the Philipines Theodore Roosevelt, Sergio Osmeña, and Emilio Aguinaldo.


manandis

(dated) a henpecked husband or boyfriend


asotiya

From Spanish azotea, from Andalusian Arabic السطيح (as-suṭáyḥa), from Arabic سَطِيح (saṭīḥ, “flat, spread out”).


dumuduong

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

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


bagamundo

Borrowed from Spanish vagamundo, alternative form of vagabundo, from Late Latin vagabundus.


dayo

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

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


labay

ceb-infl-table

labay

labay

labay

labay

labay

labay

mo- (affix)
labay (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
labay (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
labay (root)
actor
i- (affix)
labay (root)
-an (affix)
labay (root)
-on (affix)
labay (root)


boksidor

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


boksiyador

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


kulatado

kulata + -ado, probably from culatazo. Probably imitating Spanish conjugations using -ado.


nasumbagan

to receive or get hit by a blow or punch


puasa

Borrowed from Malay puasa, from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa).


kulata

the end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired; the butt; the gunstock


kulata

(dated) to strike a person using the butt of a firearm


akatar

From Spanish acatar, from catar, from Latin captāre.


benditado

blessed, consecrated; having been conferred blessing or consecrated


nakabentaha

to have the advantage, to have the upper hand


konsagrado

From Spanish consagrado, past participle of consagrar, from Latin consecrāre.

consecrated, dedicated (set aside for religious purpose)


angkla

Borrowed from Spanish ancla, from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).


angkla

angkla

angkla

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


nakalibang

to soil oneself, to accidentally defecate


kalkag

(of hair) unkempt; messy and uncombed; dishevelled


harihari

boss; someone who leads by fear or false authority


rayna

[ˈɾ̪aɪ̯.n̪ɐ]


gingharian

[ɡɪŋ.hɐˈɾ̪i.ʔɐn̪]

From ging- + hari + -an. Cognate with Hiligaynon ginharian.


prinsipe

Borrowed from Spanish príncipe, from Latin princeps, principis.


prinsesa

Borrowed from Spanish princesa, from Latin princeps, principis and from French princesse.


ranso

From Spanish rancho, from rancharse, from arranchar, from French ranger, from French rang, from Frankish *hring.

ranch; a land for raising cattle and other livestock


kinamot

to masturbate, often due to lack of sexual intercourse or an absence of a partner


kinamot

draw using the hand without any helping device; freehand

painted by hand, not mechanically ; handpainted


estorbot

Blend of estorya + butbot, from estorya nga butbot.

false or fictional account of events; lie


estorbot

to tell a false or fictional account of events


ransiyo

[ɾ̪ɐn̪ˈs̪jo]

Borrowed from Spanish rancio, from Latin rancidus, from *ranceō.


ransiyo

[ɾ̪ɐn̪ˈs̪jo]


angso

Cognate with Tausug angsu (“smell spreading throughout the air either fragrant or malodorous”).


butbot

Possibly onomatopoeic, having a similar sense to Greek βάρβαρος (foreigner, non-Greek), mimicking foreign, incomprehensible speech.

Puro butbot man imo!


butbot

Ayaw ko butboti, dili ko dali mailad.


pus-on

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *pus(e)qun.


hulab

to boast by telling a lie, to boast by making up stories


kudkoran

a wooden stool with a toothed blade attached at front for grating coconut meat


palso

From Spanish falso, from Latin falsus (“deceived”), from fallō (“I deceive”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰwel- (“to lie, deceive”).


kapilya

From Spanish capilla, from Late Latin cappella, from the diminutive of cappa.


kudkod

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuDkuD (“to scrape; rasp; grate”).

inh

to grate; to shred by rubbing across a grater


kampana

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish campana.


sundang

[s̪ʊn̪ˈd̪aŋ]

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


sundang

[s̪ʊn̪ˈd̪aŋ]


kabang

Grampus griseus
Grampus griseus#Translingual


buwad

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


lugod

a pumice, a loofah, a sponge or foam used as a scrubber in bathing


bulad

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


pilosopo

Borrowed from Spanish filósofo, from Latin philosophāri, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφεῖν (philosopheîn).


sungkab

to steal or raid food from cupboard, table or refrigerator


tabisay

to drool, to make saliva trickle from the mouth


lungkab

Compare sungkab. Compare Tagalog sunggab.

to break in or break into, to burgle, to jimmy


iring sungkaban

a cat, often a stray, notorious for stealing or raiding food

someone who sneaks into the kitchen at night to eat


sungkaban

given to stealing or raiding food in the kitchen


inunlan

[ʔɪ.n̪ʊn̪ˈl̪an̪]

afterbirth; the placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals


duldol

Ceiba pentandra
Ceiba pentandra#Translingual

the kapok or silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)


burot

to blow up, to inflate, to fill with air


pinirito

cooked by frying or in a deep fryer; fried, deep-fried


ginisal

[ɡɪ.n̪ɪˈs̪al̪]


dalikdik

the clay-like mixture of dust, oil and dead skin removed when exfoliating

the dirt removed when rubbing or scrubbing skin


gisal

Borrowed from Spanish guisar (“to stew”).

bor+

a spell that causes burning pain all over a person's body, performed by frying lime in pig lard


prito

From Spanish frito, from Latin frictus, perfect passive participle of frigō.


eskabetse

escabeche; a dish of fried fish in sweet and sour sauce (shredded carrots, shredded red bell peppers, shredded ginger, onions, spring onions and garlic cooked in vinegar or pineapple juice)


pitsel

pitcher (jug vessel, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle)


paminta

From Spanish pimienta, from Old Spanish pimienta, from pimiento (“pepper plant”), from Latin pigmentum (“color, pigment”).

black pepper; the dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning


gisado

Borrowed from Spanish guisado (“stew; stewed”).


kurog

to shake, shiver or tremble when cold or frightened


taslakan

basely or weakly fearful; frightful; easily frightened


kirig

to convulse, to have a seizure, to seize


nangamote

nang- + kamote ("to gather or plant sweet potatoes").

(figuratively) to have a difficulty with learning or studies


nalumos sa sabaw

Short for ang papa nalumos sa sabaw ("the father drowned in soup").

(idiomatic, figuratively) fatherless (see usage notes)


bagag nawong

ceb-adj

bagág nawong (Badlit spelling ᜊᜄᜄ᜔ ᜈᜏᜓᜅ᜔)

Contraction of baga og nawong, literally "thick-faced."


berde og dugo

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


berde og dugo

(dated, idiomatic, offensive) homosexual

(dated, idiomatic, offensive) effeminate


mapyador

a lawyer or player who intentionally lose a game or case


mapya

From English mafia or Mafia, from Italian.


mapya

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

to be partisan, to make partisan decisions

(referee, judge or lawyer) to deliberately make wrong calls, to throw a case

referee; judge or lawyer; referee; judge or lawyer


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)


alegasyon

From Spanish alegación, from Latin allegatio, from allegare.


akusasyon

Borrowed from Spanish acusación, from Latin accusatio. Alternatively analyzed as akusar + -syon.


yano

From Spanish llano, from Latin plānus, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-.

taken for granted; given little attention or value


dagan-dagan

to run around; to go from place to place


tapaytapay

any member of the genus Celosia; woolflower or cockscomb

any plant of the species Acalypha hispida

a huntsman spider; any member of the family Sparassidae


tigbakay

a prohibited form of cockfighting where gamecocks fight to the death


balbakuwa

Borrowed from Spanish barbacoa, from Taíno barbakoa (“framework of sticks”), the raised wooden structure the Indians used to either sleep on or cure meat. Originally “meal of roasted meat or fish”. Doublet of barbekyu.

a beef stew that may include oxtail, brisket, the skin, snout and ears of cattle


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


tugkad

to stand with both feet touching the bottom of a pool or body of water but still keeping one's head above water

to be able to touch or reach the bottom of a pool or body of water with both feet and without immersing one's head


libakero

characteristic of a backbiter or backstabber


bakunawa

dragon or sea serpent that rises from the ocean to swallow the moon causing an eclipse


tsismoso

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


tsismis

From Spanish chisme, from cisma, from Latin schisma, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “I split”).


libak

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *libak (“to attack from a hidden spot”).


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


tsismosa

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


manambalan

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

a similar dessert made by mixing fruits to condensed milk and ice

a rice dish with various toppings including longganisa, siomai, etc.


tangkugo

tangkugò (canonical)
mo- (affix)
tangkugo (root)
actor
-on (affix)
tangkugo (root)

ceb-infl-table

tangkugo

tangkugo


simbako

From simba + ko, from isimba + nako (“i'll”) (““i'll go to church (for), i'll pray in church (for)”).


tambal

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tambal (“to treat with medicine”).


utanon

[ʔʊ.t̪ɐˈn̪on̪]


puyra

From Spanish fuera, from fueras, from Latin forās, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door; gate”).


puyra

to keep away, only in the expressions puyra buyag and puyra gaba


bakasyonista

vacationer; holiday-maker (someone who is on vacation)


kipat-kipat

to blink the eye or both eyes repetitively

to blink the eye repetitively and uncontrollably. (eye twitching)


pwera

to keep away, only in the expressions pwera buyag and pwera gaba


minatay

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


antod

[ʔɐn̪ˈt̪od̪]


ikaduha

Ikaduhang adlaw sa Hunyo


ikaduha

Ang ikaduha sauna kay nidaog karong tuiga.

The previous second placer won first place this year.

the second placer; one (person or object) who is in second place

one who is next in rank or position to someone

(idiomatic) having the same (negative) traits or attitude with someone


ikaduha

Sa ikaduhang pagbagting.


bakasyon

the period between school terms; summer break


birtud

[bɪɾ̪ˈt̪ud̪]

Borrowed from Spanish virtud, from Old Spanish vertud, from Latin virtūs, virtūtis.

magical or spiritual powers contained in a talisman, amulet or fetish


sosyidad

Borrowed from Spanish sociedad, from Latin societās (“society, community; association”), societatis from socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”).


suspetsado

Borrowed from English suspect, from Old French suspect, from Latin suspectus, perfect passive participle of suspiciō (“mistrust, suspect”), from sus-, combining form of sub (“under”), + speciō (“watch, look at”).


anghit

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qaŋəhiC or Proto-Austronesian *qaŋəSit.


susmaryosep

From a univerbation of Spanish Jesús, María y Josep (“Jesus, Mary, and Joseph”).

bor

used as an expression of anger, frustration or disbelief


kapasidad

Borrowed from Spanish capacidad, from Latin capācitās.


almanake

Borrowed from Spanish almanaque, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ, from Arabic اَلْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “climate”), from Late Ancient Greek ἀλμενιχιακά (almenikhiaká, “calendar”), probably ultimately of Coptic origin.


pako-pako

a winglike structure; something resembling a wing

patagium; the parachute-like membrane in gliding animals


punseras

From pulseras, from Spanish pulseras, plural of pulsera.


porsigir

Borrowed from Spanish perseguir, from Latin persĕqui, present active infinitive of persequor, from per + sequor.


propeta

Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Old Spanish propheta, from Latin prophētam, accusative singular of prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “spokesman, prophet”).


kuwintas

Borrowed from Spanish cuentas, plural of cuenta (“bead (small spherical object)”).


pakpak

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pakpak.

inh+

the bark; the exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree


ikalima

the fifth place; below the fourth and above the sixth ranks

the fifth placer; one (person or object) who's in the fifth place


ikalima

Sa ikalima niyang tawag.


porsigido

Borrowed from Spanish perseguido (“obsessed, paranoid”).


estaring

the lead; leading actor or leading actress


pawo

Borrowed from Spanish palo, from Latin pālus (“stake”), from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-.


haslir

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


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”).

der

(figurative, used as a threat) to beat up someone

(figurative, informal) to tumble or flip over due to a corny joke heard


lampin

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lampin.

inh+

a cloth diaper; especially using flour sack


plorwaks

floor wax; wax used to polish and preserve the finish of the floor


bastrok

buttstroke; the act of striking a person with the butt of a rifle


bastrok

to strike a person with the butt of a rifle


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.


dayaper

Borrowed from English diaper, from Old French dyapre, diaspre, from medieval Latin diaspra, diasprum from Byzantine Greek δίασπρος (díaspros, adj), from δια- (dia-, “across”) + ἄσπρος (áspros, “white”).


eksaminasyon

Borrowed from English examination, from Old French examinacion, from Latin examinatio.


indyeksyon

Borrowed from English injection, from Middle French injection, from Latin iniectio, from iniectus, from iniciō.

injection; something injected subcutaneously, intravenously, or intramuscularly by use of a syringe and a needle


laom

Compare Bikol Central laom and Hiligaynon laum.


promot

Borrowed from English promote, from Latin prōmōtus, perfect passive participle of prōmoveō (“move forward, advance”).


balibol

(figurative) to hit someone as if hitting or passing a volleyball


paglaom

From pag- + laom. Compare Hiligaynon paglaum.


amonya

Borrowed from English ammonia, from Latin sal ammoniacus (“salt of Amun, ammonium chloride”), named so because it was found near the temple of (Jupiter) Ammon in Egypt. Ammon derives from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων (Ámmōn), from Egyptian jmn.


akting

temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job


rebisyon

Borrowed from Spanish revisión, from French révision, from Latin revisio.


bigtaym

bigtime; of major significance or importance


bigtaymer

big-timer; someone who is in the big time


awdit

Borrowed from English audit, from Latin audītus, from audiō (“I hear”).


awditoryum

Borrowed from English auditorium, from Latin audītōrium, from audītōrius (“pertaining to hearing”).


detektib

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

a person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public


superbisor

From English supervisor, from Latin supervisor, from supervideō, in turn from Latin super + Latin videō.


awditor

Borrowed from English auditor, from Anglo-Norman auditour, from Latin audītor (“hearer, auditor”).


bisor

Clipping of superbisor, from English supervisor, from Latin supervisor, from supervideō, in turn from Latin super + Latin videō.


dedbol

dead ball; the ball when dead and out of play


dipterya

Borrowed from Spanish difteria, from French diphthérie, coined 1857 by Pierre Bretonneau; from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “prepared hide, leather”), for the tough membrane that forms in the throat. Bretonneau earlier used diphthérite, from which diphtheritis.


bisdak

Blend of Bisaya + dako, from the Cebuano phrase Bisayang dako or Bisaya nga dako (“true Visayan, genuine Visayan; a native Visayan person”), literally native Bisaya.

native speaker of Cebuano and, by extension, someone who speaks Cebuano

native of the Cebuano-speaking provinces of the Visayas and Mindanao


bisdak

of or pertaining to the Cebuano-speaking regions (Cebu, western Leyte, Negros Oriental, Bohol, and the majority of Mindanao)


interbal

Borrowed from English interval, from Old French intervalle, from Latin intervallum (“space between, interval, distance, interval of time, pause, difference; literally, space between two palisades or walls”), from inter (“between”) + vallum (“palisade, wall”).


bringhouse

From English bringhouse, from bring + house.

take-home leftover food (such as from a party)


impak

Borrowed from English impact, from Latin impāctus, perfect passive participle of impingō (“dash against, impinge”).


payts

From English fight, from Middle English fighten, from Old English feohtan (“to fight, combat, strive”), from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, tease, shear”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to comb, shear”). Doublet of payt.


katarak

Borrowed from English cataract. Doublet of katarata


dyelosi

Borrowed from English jalousie, from French jalousie, from Italian gelosia.


abenyu

Borrowed from English avenue, from French avenue, from Old French avenue, feminine past participle of avenir (“approach”), from Latin adveniō, advenīre (“come to”), from ad (“to”) + veniō, venīre (“come”).


bisitor

Borrowed from English visitor, from Anglo-Norman visitour, from Old French visiteor.


esteping

Borrowed from English stepping, present participle of step.


esteping

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


eskor

Borrowed from English score, from Old English scora (“notch”) (and hence, a tally), from Old Norse skor, from Proto-Germanic *skuraz.
(For twenty: The mark on a tally made by drovers for every twenty beasts passing through a tollgate.)


gorilya

Borrowed from English gorilla. from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai, “a tribe of hairy women”), described by Hanno the Navigator, a Carthaginian navigator and possible visitor to the area that later became Sierra Leone.


padyama

Borrowed from English pyjama, from English (19th century) pai jamahs "loose trousers tied at the waist, worn by Muslims in India", adopted by colonials, especially for nightwear, probably from Hindi पैजामा (paijāmā, “pajama”), itself from Persian پایجامه (paejamah) "leg clothing".

Persian پایجامه


dribol

ceb-infl-table

dribol

dribol

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


kikbak

kickback; a clandestine payment in return for a favor; especially an illegal one


puririt

(childish) to have or suffer from diarrhea


eskudo

Borrowed from Spanish escudo, from Old Spanish escudo, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to cut, split”), an extension of *sek- (“to cut”).


tamtaks

to fix or attach something with a thumbtack


tsokoleyt

ceb-noun

tsókoleyt (Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜓᜎᜒᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔)

Borrowed from English chocolate, from Spanish chocolate, from either Classical Nahuatl or Yucatec Maya. See chocolate. Doublet of tsokolate.

chocolate (confection/candy, bar, syrup, powder, etc.)


inagurar

Borrowed from Spanish inaugurar, from Latin inaugurāre, present active infinitive of inaugurō (“approve on the basis of omens”).


bakhawan

a mangrove; a habitat with such plants; a mangrove forest; a mangrove swamp


pagatpat

Sonneratia alba, a mangrove tree in the family Lythraceae


manikyurista

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


bakhaw

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakəhaw.

the true mangroves; any of the tropical mangrove trees under the genus Rhizophora


kondenar

Borrowed from Spanish condenar (“to condemn”), from Latin condemnāre, present active infinitive of condemnō.

the eternal and repetitive actions of a spirit or ghost who has not crossed over or moved on


kondenar

(Of a spirit) to be stuck doing something over and over


teknikolor

Borrowed from English technicolor, from Technicolor.

technicolor; extremely or excessively colorful


tsokolate

Borrowed from Spanish chocolate. Doublet of tsokoleyt.


imbes

From Spanish en vez de (“instead of, in place of, rather than”).


paragrap

[ˈpa.ɾ̪ɐɡ.ɾ̪ɐp]


eksplikar

Borrowed from Spanish explicar, from Latin explicāre.


hipodromo

Borrowed from Spanish hipódromo, from Latin hippodromos, from Ancient Greek ἱππόδρομος (hippódromos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”).


permiro

From Spanish primero, from Latin prīmārius.


patotsada

Borrowed from Spanish patochada, from pata.


palanggana

[pɐ.l̪ɐŋˈɡa.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish palangana (“bowl, vat”).


emperatris

Borrowed from Spanish emperatriz, from Latin imperātrīx, feminine form of imperātōr (“emperor”), from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (“form of in”) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”).


disyerto

Borrowed from Spanish desierto, from Latin dēsertus, perfect passive participle of dēserō (“forsake, abandon”).


kumbira

From kombida, from Spanish convida, convidar (“to invite”), from Vulgar Latin *convitāre, from Latin invitāre, present active infinitive of invītō (“I invite”). Also from Cebuano bira.

a feast; a very large meal; often of a ceremonial nature


obertaym

overtime; the working time outside of one's regular hours

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


alanganin

[ʔɐ.l̪ɐˈŋa.n̪ɪn̪]

Borrowed from Tagalog alanganin, in place of alang-alang (“not the right time/amount/level”)

Alanganin na 'ron igikan, dili na ta kaabot.

It's no use going now, we won't make it.


hilantan

feverish; in the state of having a fever or elevated body temperature


dyambol

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


kubal

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kubal (“callus”). Compare Bikol Central kubal, Hiligaynon kubal and Tausug kubal.

callus; a hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use


krayon

Borrowed from English crayon, from French crayon (“pencil”), from craie (“chalk”) + -on (“(diminutive)”), from Latin creta (“chalk, clay”), from crētus.


obertik

Borrowed from English overtake, from Middle English overtaken.

to overtake; to pass a more slowly moving object

to catch up with, but not pass, a more slowly moving object


puspos

a piece of wood used in hitting an animal or person


bunal

stick used in beating or whipping an animal or person


bunal

to hit or spank with a stick or other similar weapon or instrument; to club


orig

Final clipping of English original, from Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin originalis (“primitive, original”), from Latin origo (“beginning, source, origin”).


sekswal

Borrowed from English sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from sexus (“sex”).


krayola

Genericized trademark of English Crayola. Compare Spanish crayola.


piniliay

an election; a process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote


kantidad

Borrowed from Spanish cantidad, from Old Spanish quantidat, from Latin quantitās, from quantus (“how much”).


lalom

ceb-adj

lálom (plural laglom, Badlit spelling ᜎᜎᜓᜋ᜔)


delikado

Short for the Cebuano phrase delikado mabayot (“it's risky to be gay”).

(colloquial, humorous) sus, homo (see usage notes)


konpiskar

Borrowed from Spanish confiscar, from Latin confiscō, confiscāre (“declare property of the fisc”).


inagos

the drippings from a roasted pig or chicken


nasodnon

national; of or having to do with a nation

(by extension) of or having to do with a country (sovereign state)


daghan

Daghana nimo'g sakyanan!


karsada

[kɐɾ̪ˈs̪a.d̪ɐ]


rekisito

Borrowed from Spanish requisito, from Latin requīsitus, perfect passive participle of requīrō. Doublet of rekisitos.


martayolet

Benzalkonium chloride; a type of cationic surfactant

Merthiolate; a solution of Benzalkonium chloride with a red or purple dye


trainor

→ English: trainor

a person who trains another; a coach, a trainer


tusod

to crush or squish a louse, tick, mite, flea or nit with the nail of the thumb on a flat surface

to crush or squish a louse, tick, mite, flea or nit between the nails of both thumbs


bulbolon

(by extension) having thick or untrimmed pubic hair; bushy

(often derogatory, of an adult or teenager) old, too old (see usage notes)


surender

Borrowed from English surrender, from Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre (“render”). Noun use is from Anglo-Norman.


kaleds

From English college, from Old French college, from Latin collegium.

a college; an institution of higher education teaching undergraduates


bisperas

Borrowed from Spanish vísperas, plural of víspera, from Latin vespera.

eve (day or night before, usually used for holidays)


eksakto

Borrowed from Spanish exacto, from Latin exactus, passive perfect participle of exigō (“drive out”).


unibersidad

From Spanish universidad, from Latin universitas.


kolehiyo

Borrowed from Spanish colegio, from Latin collegium, from collēga + -ium. Displaced by elementarya. The sense "college" is a semantic loan from English college, introduced during the American colonial era.

(obsolete or historical) school, especially an elementary school, during the Spanish colonial era


tanghon

From Hokkien 冬粉 (tang-hún, “winter noodle”).


lumpya

zh-l

潤餅／润饼 (lūn-piáⁿ)

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


bihon

Borrowed from Hokkien 米粉 (bí-hún, “rice vermicelli”).


miswa

Borrowed from Hokkien 麵線／面线 (mī-soàⁿ, “misua”). Compare Tagalog miswa, English misua / mee sua, Malay misoa, Indonesian misoa.

misua; a very thin variety of salted Chinese noodles made from wheat flour


bitsin

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

monosodium glutamate
monosodium glutamate


Angeles

From Spanish Ángeles. The city is short for Spanish Pueblo de los Angeles (lit. Town of Angeles).

Angeles (the largest city in Pampanga, Philippines)


elementarya

From American English elementary school. Displaced kolehiyo.


vetsin

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


tawgi

Borrowed from Hokkien 豆芽 (tāu-gê, “bean sprouts”).


kangitngit

Persicaria perfoliata
Persicaria perfoliata#Translingual

the giant climbing tearthumb (Persicaria perfoliata, syn. Polygonum perfoliatum)


putli

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


taghoy

whistle; a shrill (high-pitched sound made by whistling)


hopya

Borrowed from Spanish hopia, ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 好餅／好饼 (hó piáⁿ, literally “good pastry”) according to Chan-Yap (1980), possibly an old genericized trademark by a particular Chinese deli company. See also Early Manila Hokkien 香餅／香饼 (hioⁿ-piáⁿ, “fragrant pastry”), Hokkien 癖 (phiah, “craving”), Hokkien 好癖 (hó-phiah, “good temper”), Cebuano lumpya.


pakyaw

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 縛繳／缚缴 (pa̍k-kiáu, literally “to submit by bundles”) according to Chan-Yap (1980) or 跋繳／跋缴 (poa̍h-kiáu, literally “to gamble; to bet money”).


pakyaw

to book a private ride (e.g., taxis, tricycles, etc.)


bonsay

Borrowed from English bonsai, from Japanese 盆栽 (ぼんさい bonsai), from Middle Chinese 盆 (bwon "bowl") + 栽 (tsoj "to plant") (compare Mandarin pénzāi 盆栽).


bam-i

Borrowed from Hokkien 肉麵／肉面 (bah-mī). Compare Tagalog bami / mami, Indonesian bakmi. See also Hokkien 牛肉麵／牛肉面 (gû-bah-mī).

a dish of wheat noodles and cellophane noodles mixed with pork, chicken, pork liver, cabbage, carrots, shrimp (fresh or dried) and squid (fresh or dried)


punsoy

From English feng shui, from Mandarin 風水／风水 (fēngshuǐ). See also Cantonese 風水／风水 (fung¹ seoi²).


petsay

Borrowed from Hokkien 白菜 (pe̍h-chhài, “Chinese cabbage”, literally “white vegetable”).

bor+

Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy)


bakya

Borrowed from Hokkien 木屐 (ba̍k-kiah, “wooden clogs”).


bakya

a boxfish; any of the family Ostraciidae of squared, bony fish, closely related to the pufferfish and filefish


rosquillos

a ring biscuit with scalloped edges originally produced by Titay's of Liloan, Cebu


masareal

a confection of ground peanuts and sugar syrup similar to a marzipan


salbaro

a thin cracker made of flour, sugar and coconut meat

(Bogo) a doughy bread made by mixing dough and grated coconut meat and allowed to rise by adding palm wine


budbod pilit

a dish made by boiling glutinous rice in coconut milk (flavored with ginger and white sugar)


otap

an oblong-shaped flaky biscuit with white sugar sprinkled on top


budbod muron

a regional variation of the budbod pilit with chocolate from tabliya added


budbod balanghoy

a dish similar to budbod pilit but instead uses cassava and strips of coconut meat


budbod kabog

a dish similar to budbod pilit but instead uses millet


baobao

Reduplication of bao (“tortoise, turtle”), the shape of the biscuit resembling half of a turtle's shell.

reduplication

a semicircle biscuit with a candied coconut meat filling

a spotted tortoise beetle (Aspidimorpha miliaris); a widespread Asian species of beetles

(by extension) a tortoise beetle, a small beetle in the subfamily Cassidinae

(by extension) a ladybug or ladybird beetle; a small beetle in the family Coccinellidae


budbod

a dish made of glutinous rice rolled in banana leaves


elorde

Named after Cebuano boxer Gabriel "Flash" Elorde.

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


caycay

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


binangkal

bangkal + -in-, named after the pastry's resemblance to the fruits of the bangkal tree.

a tough pastry ball coated in sesame seeds


pinisi

a fried dough shaped like a twisted rope and rolled in white sugar


kapildihan

a defeat; the act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss


kadaogan

[kɐ.d̪ɐˈʔo.ɡɐn̪]


hinagiban

From hing- + sagiban. Compare obsolete hinganiban, attested in the Diccionario Bisaya-Español (1851).

(by extension) any instrument used in bringing about a desired result


sukli

change (balance returned after a purchase)


kawatan

→ Tagalog: kawatan


tulisan

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


taytayan

a bridge; a construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.

a wooden or bamboo footbridge; beam bridge; a log bridge


kinasingkasing

ceb-adj

kinasingkasing (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜐᜒᜅ᜔)


higayon

[hɪ.ɡɐˈd͡ʒon̪]


holdaper

From English hold up (“to rob at gunpoint”) + -er.

someone who robs at gunpoint or at knifepoint; a stick up man, a hold up man


bahalina

tuba that has been fermented and aged up to a year