abnormal

abnormal; deviating from the usual or normal type


Irish

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

der

pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people


Catalan

Catalan, Catalonian (of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain)


gold

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


animal

Borrowed from Spanish animal, from Latin animal, a nominal use of an adjective from animale, neuter of animālis, from anima (“breath, spirit”).

ruthless; without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless


bold

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


apod

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


baol

misshapen; having a bad or ugly form; deformed; malformed


slang

Borrowed from English slang. A false friend.

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


sama

From Malay sama, from Sanskrit सम (sama, “same, equal”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *samás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *samás, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós (“same”).


hang

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte) alternative form of halang


lain

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqin (cf. Bikol Central lain, Indonesian lain and Malay lain).


mana

From human + na, literally “it is finished”.

Mana mi'g kaon.

Mana ko'g luto og utan.

(colloquial) specifies that the action is finished or completed


ikaw na

si Tonyo na

(after pronouns or names) indicates a shift in the performance of a task to the person as mentioned


pa

ikaw pa

si Tonyo pa

(after pronouns or names) indicates continuation in the performance of a task by the person as mentioned


way

pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(dialectal, Metro Cebu) pronunciation spelling of walay


daan

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan (“old”), from Proto-Austronesian *daqaN.


linen

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


sumo

monotonous; tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety


rosa

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


gaan

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


personal

Borrowed from English personal, from Middle English personal, personele, from Anglo-Norman personel, personal, personell, Old French personal, personel, from Late Latin persōnālis (“of a person, personly”).

of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general


buldog

Borrowed from English buldog.
The colloquial and derogatory senses are an allusion to the fat and ugly appearance of a bulldog.

(colloquial, derogatory) fat and stout compared to others of the same age

(colloquial, derogatory) fat like a bulldog

(colloquial, derogatory) having ugly face, similar to a bulldog


garnet

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


bibo

From Spanish vivo, from Latin vīvus (“alive, living”), from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).


tai

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi. Compare Tagalog tae.


paprika

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

cog

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


kamao

batang kamao

having a know-how; skilled, talented, clever


basa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.

inh+

wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)


insert

From English insert, from Latin insertus, past participle of inserō.


disko

From English disco, short for discotheque, from French discothèque.


tribal

Similar vowel sounds of bright and tribe.

bright; having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent


gifted

(slang) well-endowed; having a large penis


guapo

ceb-adj

guapo (feminine guapa, Badlit spelling ᜄᜓᜀᜉᜓ)


tuli

(of a man) having had the foreskin of the penis excised; circumcised; cut

(of a man) having the glans exposed by a dorsal slit


baka

Audio


desperado

Cebuanized form of English desperate, from Latin dēspērātus, past participle of dēspērō (“to be without hope”). Spanish desperado is a false friend.

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

without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious


nosebleed

Unadapted borrowing from English nosebleed.

unadapted borrowing

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


papel

Audio

(of a structure or material) soft and or weak, as if made of paper


bula

From Proto-Austronesian *bujeq (via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bujeq).


morena

Borrowed from Spanish morena, feminine singular form of moreno.


moreno

having a complexion that is tanned or a shade darker than most Filipinos


tunga

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *teŋaq. Cognate with Malay tengah, Maori tonga.


seksi

(of a person) having sexual appeal; suggestive of sex


tanga

From Proto-Philippine *taŋa (“to gape stupidly, to gawk”), from Proto-Austronesian *taŋa (“to open wide”).

inh

slow (of reduced intellectual capacity, not quick to comprehend)


Romano

Borrowed from Spanish romano, from Latin rōmānus. Cognate with Roman.


bali

changed to a contrary or counterchanged order or direction; characterized by inversion; turned upside down; reversed; opposite; contrary


taas

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas, from Proto-Austronesian *aCas (compare Aklanon taas, Hiligaynon taas, Indonesian atas, Malay atas, and Tagalog taas).


bigot

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


maya

(slang) bisexual; sexually attracted to both men and women


lino

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

(obsolete) made from linen cloth or thread


sagrado

[s̪ɐˈɡɾ̪a.d̪o]

Borrowed from Spanish sagrado, Latin sacratus, perfect passive participle of sacrō.


lata

very soft (due to rot, ripeness or cooking)


bahar

characteristic of a decline in performance


retarded

From English retarded, from retard, from Middle English, from Anglo-Norman or Latin, from Old French retarder, from Latin retardāre (“to retard”), from re- + tardus (“slow”).

retarded; having mental retardation; mentally deficient


kubo

Borrowed from Spanish cubo. False cognate of Tagalog kubo, which is semantically and phonetically influenced by the Spanish, but is from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kubu (and cognate with Indonesian and Malay kubu).


malipayon

malipayong Pasko ug malipayong Bag-ong Tuig


Binisaya

Bisaya + -in-. The colloquial sense is an ellipsis of "panambal nga Binisaya"


kahibalo

kahibaló (canonical)
kahibawo (alternative)
kahibaw (alternative)
kaybaw (alternative)
kibaw (alternative)
kabaw (alternative)
kahabalo (alternative)
kahabawo (alternative)
kahabaw (alternative)


katultol

knows a place; knows where a certain place is


buot

Compare puot (“airless”), huot (“tight”) , alimuot.

airless; without ventilation or fresh air

concentrated (of smoke or heat, and not fresh air)


buotan

(by extension) docile; friendly (of animals)


maayo

From ma- + dayaw (“goodness; kindness”)
Cognate with Tausug marayaw

maayo kaayo


ander

From English under, from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic *under (whence also German unter, Dutch onder, Danish and Norwegian under), from a merger of Proto-Indo-European *n̥dʰér (“under”) and *n̥tér (“inside”).


ebay

(of a woman or a ladyboy) feminine; girly


dorado

plated; covered with plating, especially gold


mala

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maja, compare Bikol Central mara, Yogad maga and Tetum maran.


pisti

piste (alternative)
peste (alternative)
piskot (alternative)
piskat (alternative)
pistol (alternative)

pisting interneta!

(vulgar, offensive) Used when describing something in a derogatory way


basted

From English busted, from bust (“to break”).

having one's romantic advances rebuffed; spurned


kapa

(slang, Butuan City) to perform a technique or procedure


okupado

concerned with something else; distracted; giving one's attention elsewhere; preoccupied


hubo

Compare Hiligaynon hubu and Tagalog hubo


puno

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *pənuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəNuq. Akin to Malay penuh.


tawa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawa, from Proto-Austronesian *Cawa.


buaya

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


bato

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

bato-bato

anchor; sinker; stone used in artificial jewelry

pamato

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


puti

Audio

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

having light skin, not necessarily white


suko

Grabeha sukoa niya pagkadungog sa balita.


alegre

[ʔɐˈl̪iɡ.ɾ̪e]

“ Maayo, buotan nga bata. Dinhi magmalipayon ikaw labaw didto sa kabukiran kay alegre dinhi, " mibuyo si Asong.

"All right, boy. Here you'll be happier in the mountains because it's happy here", Asong sighed.


wala

walâ (canonical)
wa (alternative)
walay (alternative)
way (alternative)

From Proto-Bisayan *wadaq, from Proto-Central Philippine *wadaq, from Proto-Philippine *wada (“to be, exist”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada. Possible historic Islamization influence from Arabic ولا wala.

indicates the nonexistence or absence of something; there is none, no one, nothing

to have no possession of; to not have something

(with verb in the inchoative) did not; without doing

(by extension, of a relationship) broken up


wala

walá (canonical)
wa (alternative)
walay (alternative)
way (alternative)


bintan

haunted, frequented by a ghost or ghosts


busog

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


lila

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


baga

Sense "misbehaving in an unusual way", from ellipsis of baga og buang.
Sense "brazen", from ellipsis of baga og nawong.
Sense "rich", from ellipsis of baga og bulsa.

(figuratively) misbehaving in an unusual way (usu. by peeping at someone while they are bathing)


estandard

From English standard, from Middle English, from the Old French estandart (“gathering place, battle flag”), from Old Frankish *standhard (literally “stand firm, stand hard”), equivalent to stand + -ard. Alternative etymology derives the second element from Old Frankish *ord (“point, spot, place”).

der

standard; falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.


gamay

ceb-adj

gamáy (plural gagmay, Badlit spelling ᜄᜋᜌ᜔)


notado

noted; famous; well known because of one's reputation; celebrated


batid

batíd (canonical)
batir (alternative obsolete)


bata

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


espeso

Borrowed from Spanish espeso, from Latin spissus, from Proto-Indo-European *spidtos.


retirado

Equivalent to retire + -ado. Spanish retirado is a false friend.

(of people) retired; having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age


templado

tempered (having the elements mixed in satisfying proportion)


puwa

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte) alternative form of pula


bulag

(by extension) having had the marriage annulled


buwa

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bujeq.
Sense "coconut apple", after its similarity to bubble foam.

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte) alternative form of bula


ingrato

[ʔɪŋˈɡɾ̪a.t̪o]


duas

2018 — Pescante, Rudy L., Ang Gidangatan sa Guwapo Anib 6 (14 February), Bisaya, Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation
“Apan nagdala man na siyag pisig sanggot kay igaid kuno kog abison ang akong atubangan,” ni Tisoy. Daghang nangatawa. Gipugos nilag dala si Tisoy sa dagat. Si Mr. Rivera gyod ang nangunay sa pagguyod niya aron mouban nila ug gikimoran niini si Boy Estiola nga diha ras kiliran nila nga haklapag dakong tualyang puti ang duas nga puting kalawasan ni Tisoy. Buot ni Rey Ygot nga nagdalas ilisang Tisoy nga ilisan ang ilang amigo apan di gyod mourong si Tisoy. Nagsigeg panglingi sa palibot. Ingog may gipangita didtos unahan sa pundok sa mga babaye nga kadaghanan nanap-ong sa ilang mga nawong, ug dihay uban nga nangatawa, magkinusiay ug ingon sa naglikay silang makitan ni Tisoy.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


banga

incompetent or untalented in a specific area


korni

(colloquial) unfunny; silly (said of a joke)


seguro

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish seguro (“probably; maybe”), originally shifted from Spanish seguro (“surely; certainly”), where Philippine Spanish instead uses segurado (“sure”, literally “assured”) for the same sense.


lala

Several etymologies have been proposed:
* From Sanskrit लाला (lālā, “saliva”).
* From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajaq (“to sting, of a wound or spices in food”).


suot

(of a cut of pork) containing a greater amount of lean meat over fat


tulo

leaky (full of leaks and cracks that allows water to drip from it)


apupa

Borrowed from Spanish a popa (“abaft, towards the back”). See pupa (“stern”).

bor

Ang Sugbo apupa sa bagyo

in the path of something that comes from a general direction (rain, wind, scent, etc.); windward


init

Audio

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qinit (“heat of the sun; hot”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit.

inh+

Init kaayo ang adlaw diri sa Sugbo.


tuohon

tùohon (canonical)
tuhoon (alternative)
tuhon (alternative)
toohon (alternative obsolete)


duka

inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy


pait

Audio

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


lapot

alternative form of lap-ot (“thick liquid”)


kimpi

(of the legs) having the knees abnormally close together, and the ankles spread apart

(of a person or animal) suffering from genu valgum (or tibia valga)


moralista

From moralist + -a. From English moralist.


asul

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


malinaw

[mɐˈl̪i.n̪ɐʊ̯]


karamel

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


libat

By rhyming with low batt, short for low battery.

(slang, of a device) having little or no power


sigo

coincidental; happening or existing at the same time


arisgado

[ʔɐ.ɾ̪ɪs̪ˈɡa.d̪o]


babaye

babáye (canonical)
babay (alternative pronunciation-spelling)
babayi (alternative)

Antonio Pigafetta
Magellan's circumnavigation

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *ba-bahi. Cognate with Tagalog babae, Kapampangan babai, Ilocano babai, Mansaka bobay, Maranao bebay, Paiwan vavayan, and Yogad bebay.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


bag-o

From Proto-Bisayan *bagqu, from Proto-Central Philippine *baqgu, from Proto-Philippine *baqRu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)baqəʀuh.

new
current or later, as opposed to former

in original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used

of recent origin; having taken place recently

inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task

(of plant material) still green and not dried


bahaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaw, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaw.


baog

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *baqug (“spoiled; sterile”).


basag

characteristic of the sound of a blown speaker


bataon

characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish


batan-on

youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person


bayo

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


bug-at

Audio

From Proto-Bisayan *bəgqat, from Proto-Philippine *bəʀəqat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀəqat.


bugnaw

[ˈbuɡ.n̪ɐʊ̯]


buhi

buhî (canonical)
bohi (alternative obsolete)

Compare Hiligaynon buhi, Tagalog buhay, and perhaps Ilocano biag.


buhi

buhì (canonical)
bohi (alternative obsolete)


bukidnon

bukídnon (canonical)
buquidnon (alternative obsolete)


bulawan

Audio

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


bulawanon

having a colour or other richness suggestive of gold

the longfin African conger (Conger cinereus)


gulang

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


gutok

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


puwede

Borrowed from Spanish puede, from poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, formed analogically from potens, present participle of Latin possum, posse.


bughaw

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


sapla

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


Amerikano

American (pertaining to the United States)

(archaic) American (pertaining to the Americas)


hasler

(derogatory) characteristic of a hustler


mabulakon

(of a speech or a piece of writing) too complicated; elaborate; with grandiloquent expressions; bombastic; verbose


bungol

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋul (“deaf”). Compare Betawi bongol (“deaf”), Bikol Central bungog, Balinese ᬩᭀᬗᭀᬮ᭄ (bongol, “deaf”), Hiligaynon bungul (“deaf”), Mansaka bungul (“deaf”), Banjarese bungul (“dumb; stupid”).


abnoy

retarded; having mental retardation; mentally deficient


imat

Clipping of English immature, from Middle French immature.

(derogatory) behaving immaturely; childish


imat

mussy; having been mussed; messy; rumpled


turko

From Spanish turco. Compare Tagalog Arabo.

Turko man kaayo ka ug nawng!

(colloquial) having a face and/or skin color that resembles a Middle Eastern person


uki

úki (canonical)
oki (alternative)
ukay (alternative)


kapitalista

Borrowed from Spanish capitalista, from French capitaliste.


bay-ad

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


datu

From Proto-Philippine *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (“lineage priest”). Uncertain. Related to Malay datuk, and Fijian ratu. The sense of being wealthy stemmed from the datus being prosperous members of pre-Hispanic societies.


baho

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu, *bahuq.

having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking; stinky


baho

From Spanish bajo, from Late Latin bassus.

of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency; bass


puok

(of a garment) skimpy; very small, light, or revealing


puol

monotonous; tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety


harag

slanting; leaning; at an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped; inclined


minos

From Spanish menos, from Latin minus, comparative form of parvus (“small, little”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (“few, small”).


Tsekwa

Possibly reborrowed in from Tagalog Tsekwa, which was possibly originally from Cebuano as well, through univerbation of Intsik wakang.

Chekwa (alternative)
Chikwa (alternative)
Tsikwa (alternative)

(ethnic slur, slang, derogatory, offensive) Chinese; chinky


beterana

Borrowed from Spanish veterana, veterano, from Latin veterānus.


orens

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


kalkulado

calculated; carefully thought out or planned


edukado

Borrowed from Spanish educado, past participle of educar.

having attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree; educated

well-mannered and refined because of a good upbringing and education; well-bred


kombate

Kombate na ning makina ani paandara gani.

The engines good to go try firing it up.

(informal, of a thing) good to go, Ready for use or normal operation, especially after repair or renewal.


sibo

coincidental; happening or existing at the same time


segurado

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish segurado, shortened from Spanish asegurado, from asegurar.


hiwi

awry; turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place

(of a surface or shape) not level or flat or symmetrical; irregular


sikan

From Middle English second, secound, secund, from Old French second, seond, from Latin secundus (“following, next in order”), from root of sequor (“I follow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).


matso

Borrowed from Spanish macho, from Vulgar Latin masclus, from Latin masculus (“male”).


itom

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

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

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


abyerto

Borrowed from Spanish abierto, from Old Spanish abierto, from Latin apertus, perfect passive participle of verb aperiō (“to open”).


buang

insane; crazy (of a person, animal, natural disaster, etc.)

foolish; idiotic; having the quality of idiocy; very foolish; stupid; nonsensical


umal

(of soil) not fertile; infertile; not producing vegetation; barren


lalaki

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la-laki.


igat

(often derogatory) having a tendency to flirt often; flirtatious

(often derogatory) of or resembling a slut; slutty


silber

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


pasaka

vertical; standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal


galot

haughty; conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful


pinito

Pinito ang adlaw sa usa ka semana.


peke

pekeng salapi


muklo

First used by soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines as an ethnic slur towards the muslim Moro insurgents.


laysho

fancy; elaborate in structure or decoration


syur

From English sure, from Middle English sure, sur, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin sēcūrus (“secure”, literally “carefree”), from sē- (“apart”) + cūra (“care”).


pandak

Borrowed from Malay pendek, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pandak (“short in height, squat and compact in build, of a person”).


bantok

bagtik (alternative)
bagtok (alternative)


sabali

(historical, of a datu) royal by marriage


siopao

From Philippine Hokkien 燒包 /烧包 (sio-pau), itself from Cantonese 叉燒包 /叉烧包 (caa¹ siu¹ baau¹). Compare siomai.

(informal, of a person) having a round face


mmk

Initialism, from the television drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya.

very melodramatic; exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental


katol

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatəl.


hinay

weak; lacking in force (usually strength) or ability


kibol

having a shortened tail-end or lacking tail-like structure


dehado

Borrowed from Spanish dejado (“left behind”).


sirado

Borrowed from Spanish cerrado (“closed”).


boyoyoy

From the titular character of the 1990s Cebuano TV series Boyoyoy.

(informal, often humorous, of an adult male) simple-minded or oafish

(offensive, of an adult male) overweight or stocky


itom-itom

[ʔɪˌt̪om ʔɪˈt̪om]

on person; on clothes; on person; on clothes


adlaw-adlaw

[ˌʔad̪.l̪ɐʊ̯ ˈʔad̪.l̪ɐʊ̯]


kandingon

(idiomatic) showing dislike for taking baths or showering


ija ija, aho aho

[ʔɪˌd͡ʒa ʔɪˌd͡ʒa | ʔɐˌho ʔɐˈho]

Reduplication of iya (“yours”) + ako (“mine”). Boholano and eye dialect spelling of “iya iya, ako ako”.


tambok

(cooking, meat) having much fatty tissue


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.


tiguwang

[t̪ɪˈɡu.wɐŋ]

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


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


kahoy

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


utog

From Proto-Philippine *qútuʀ (“erection of the penis”).


burlis

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


nagbold

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

Sunda to imong manghod, nigawas nagbold.

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


ihas

(dialectal, Metro Cebu) pronunciation spelling of ihalas


lawas

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

inh+

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


sagoy

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


habol

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habəl.


pangag

lacking teeth; edentate, edental, toothless

(of a tooth) having cracks, broken, chipped

(of a tooth) having undergone decay; decayed


debuynas

Blend of de + buynas, from Spanish de buenas.


bungi

(of a blade, an edge) having indentations


hinog

Audio

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


tugnaw

Tugnaw dinhi sa Baguio.


tulog

túlog (canonical)
tuwog (alternative)
tug (alternative)

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


giatay

[ɡɪˈʔa.t̪ɐɪ̯]

giahak (alternative)
gibahak (alternative)
atay (alternative short-form)

Giatay'ng adlawa!

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


bugtong

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


patay

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

(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


buhokon

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


bayot

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

bayet (alternative slang)
yot (alternative short-form vocative)

Bayot kaayo na manabi 'nang bayhana.

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


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

having a body like that of a woman who has had children


kugmohon

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


bugo

not bright or intelligent; stupid; slow of understanding


bigaon

having a tendency to flirt often; flirtatious

given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery; lecherous


sunggo

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


bayoton

(of a man) having feminine mannerisms, style


bugoy

Bugoya jung Jun-jun oy!

Jun-Jun is such a stereotypical gangster.

having the character of a stereotypical gangster


hubag

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


bugok

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


layo

ceb-adj

layô (plural lagyo, Badlit spelling ᜎᜌᜓ)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *adayuq.


buktot

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *beketut.


langitnon

[l̪ɐ.ŋɪt̪ˈn̪on̪]


yutaan

(humorous) having muddy or dirty feet or toenails


bahara

characteristic of a decline in performance


isprakol

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


aslom

ceb-adj

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

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

Audio

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


tihik

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


sinaw

[ˈs̪i.n̪ɐʊ̯]

Sinaw kaayo ug sakyanan ang kanang tawhana.


dagaton

[d̪ɐ.ɡɐˈt̪on̪]


tigulang

tigúlang (canonical)
tiguwang (alternative)

[t̪ɪˈɡu.l̪ɐŋ]

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


magulang

[mɐˈɡu.l̪ɐŋ]


pinaakan

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


babalu

After Filipino comedian and actor Babalu.

characteristic of a mandibular prognathism

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


gikalag

[ɡɪ.kɐˈl̪aɡ]


kimay

having deformed or broken hands and wrists


guwatsinanggo

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


taw-an

[ˈt̪aʊ̯.ʔɐn̪]

Taw-an nga balay.

Taw-an nga lasang.


biyuda

Borrowed from Spanish viuda, from Latin vidua.


higala

absolute superlative degree
absolute superlative


kapayason

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


ulaw

[ˈʔu.d͡ʒɐʊ̯]


humot

ceb-adj

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

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


humota

superlative degree of humot; very fragrant


KKB

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

initialism

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


kikay

belonging to or characteristic of a kikay

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


makabuta

blinding; causing blindness or as if causing blindness


palaiyot

(of a woman) having excessive sexual desire; nymphomaniac


minantikaan

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


labhanan

unwashed; needs washing; needs to be washed


gagmatoy

Diminutive of gagmay, from gagmay + -oy.


eslang

Borrowed from English slang. A misnomer.

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


slangards

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


kuyaw

amazing; causing wonder and amazement; very surprising


luod

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


yam-is

having too much flavor enhancers or MSG in the taste


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.


manghod

mánghod (canonical)
manghud (alternative)


kinamagwangan

kamaguwangan (alternative)
kinamaguwangan (alternative)


kinamaguwangan

kamaguwangan (alternative)
kinamagwangan (alternative)


pilian

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


presko

(of plant material) still green and not dried

inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task


prestihiyoso

From Spanish prestigioso, from Late Latin praestigiōsus.


tagurha

[t̪ɐˈɡuɾ̪.hɐ]

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


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.


kulatado

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


benditado

blessed, consecrated; having been conferred blessing or consecrated


konsagrado

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

consecrated, dedicated (set aside for religious purpose)


kalkag

(of hair) unkempt; messy and uncombed; dishevelled


ransiyo

[ɾ̪ɐn̪ˈs̪jo]

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


kinamot

draw using the hand without any helping device; freehand

painted by hand, not mechanically ; handpainted


palso

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


pilosopo

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


sungkaban

given to stealing or raiding food in the kitchen


gisado

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


ginisal

[ɡɪ.n̪ɪˈs̪al̪]


taslakan

basely or weakly fearful; frightful; easily frightened


nalumos sa sabaw

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

(idiomatic, figuratively) fatherless (see usage notes)


berde og dugo

(dated, idiomatic, offensive) homosexual

(dated, idiomatic, offensive) effeminate


bagag nawong

ceb-adj

bagág nawong (Badlit spelling ᜊᜄᜄ᜔ ᜈᜏᜓᜅ᜔)

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


yano

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

taken for granted; given little attention or value


libakera

characteristic of a backbiter or backstabber


tsismoso

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


tsismosa

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


ikaduha

Audio

Ikaduhang adlaw sa Hunyo


porsigido

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


akting

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


bigtaym

bigtime; of major significance or importance


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.

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


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.


teknikolor

Borrowed from English technicolor, from Technicolor.

technicolor; extremely or excessively colorful


permiro

From Spanish primero, from Latin prīmārius.


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


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”).


delikado

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

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


sekswal

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


lalom

ceb-adj

lálom (plural laglom, Badlit spelling ᜎᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

lálom (canonical)
laglom (plural)
lawom (alternative)


daghan

Daghana nimo'g sakyanan!


nasodnon

national; of or having to do with a nation

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


bulbolon

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

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


eksakto

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


putli

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


kinasingkasing

kinasingkasing (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜐᜒᜅ᜔)


trapik

Borrowed from English traffic, from Middle French trafique (“traffic”), from Italian traffico (“traffic”) from trafficare (“to carry on trade”). Doublet of trapiko.


limpyado

Borrowed from Spanish limpiado, past participle of limpiar (“to clean”).


linuto

of food, that has been prepared by cooking; cooked


sinugba

cooked by exposure to direct, intense radiant heat; broiled


linung-ag

[l̪ɪˈn̪uŋ.ʔɐɡ]

of food, that has been prepared by cooking


puwag lubot

Contraction of puwa + og, from puwa og lubot (“red-butted”).


gahig ulo

Contraction of gahi og ulo, literally "hardheaded."

(idiomatic) headstrong; hardheaded; stubborn


himutang

at ease; free of anxiety; not stressed or tense


kasado

Borrowed from Spanish casado (“a married man”).


minyoonon

affianced, betrothed; engaged to be married


lig-on

stable; relatively unchanging, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed; stabilized


kalibotan

(historical) of a datu, having royal lineage through all four grandparents


ubos

under; being lower; being beneath something


hambogero

vainglorious; with excessive vanity or unwarranted pride


gwapo

visually attractive; handsome; good-looking (of a person)

very good quality; excellent (of a merchandise)


atribido

Borrowed from Spanish atrevido (“daring; bold”), from atrever, from Latin tribuĕre, from tribuō (“I grant, bestow”).


atribida

From Spanish atrevida, feminine form of atrevido.


beterano

Borrowed from Spanish veterano, from Latin veterānus.


bilyako

From Spanish bellaco (“rascal, scoundrel”).


hinatod

(of a person) accompanied to; driven to, walked to


guwapa

guwapa (masculine guwapo, Badlit spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜉ)


gwapoha

Gwapoha nimo!

(sarcastic) lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence; stupid


mestiso

Borrowed from Spanish mestizo, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus + -īcius.


mestisa

Borrowed from Spanish mestiza, feminine form of mestizo.


estupido

Borrowed from Spanish estúpido, from Latin stupĭdus.


exag

excessively sentimental; oversentimental; overemotional

having a tendency to overact or overreact


tsinito

tsinito (feminine tsinita, Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

having eyes that are narrow and slanted; slant-eyed


tsinita

From Spanish chinita and/or Tsino + -ita.


kingkoy

After the titular character of the Philippine comic book Kenkoy.

having a delightful and cartoonish character


talawan

showing cowardice; lacking in courage; basely or weakly fearful; cowardly


inibot

having been removed by plucking; plucked

having been fully removed, including the roots; uprooted


hiniwa

cut or chopped into small pieces or slices


pinanitan

with the outermost layer or skin removed; peeled


linat-an

having been made tender by boiling or stewing


binukalan

(of water) having reached the boiling point


pinutol

that has been cut off or removed from a bigger or longer piece


binali

bali (“to break off, to fracture”) + -in-

infix

that has been broken off or removed from a whole or a bigger or longer piece


binali

changed to a contrary or counterchanged order or direction; characterized by inversion; turned upside down; reversed; opposite; contrary


melokoton

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


pating

Compare Waray-Waray pating and Bikol Central pating.


sugarol

[s̪ʊ.ɡɐˈɾ̪ol̪]

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

bor+

afflicted with or suffering from problem gambling


inihap

was counted and should not be missing one or more components or pieces upon return and/or each piece should be used up or accounted for. (see usage notes)


maihap

capable of being counted; having a quantity; countable; enumerable, numerable


sinul-ob

(of clothing) recently used or worn; not clean or freshly obtained

(of clothing) previously owned by somebody else; hand me down, preloved, secondhand


ginamit

previously owned by somebody else; secondhand


sinudlan

full (with), or packed with some material or substance; filled, stuffed


hingo

not fixed in place tightly or firmly; loose, loosened


pinalit

purchased from a seller or shop; shopbought; storebought


hinipos

was stashed or stored; taken out of storage


pinrint

(colloquial) printed; especially from a computer printer


pagirl

(often derogatory, of a man or boy) exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine; effeminate

(often derogatory, of a man or boy) like (that of) a girl; feminine, girlish


palaaway

argumentative; belligerent; quarrelsome; given to quarreling


liwat

Liwat siya sa amahan nga taas og ilong.

taking after someone; inherit a certain aspect of oneself from a parent or ancestor

(colloquial, by extension) bearing semblance with something or someone


mabaw

shallow; having little depth; significantly less deep than wide


labong

verdant; abundant in verdure; lush with vegetation


hingaslom

fond of eating or drinking sour food or drink


upaw

having no hair, fur or feathers
having no hair on the head


ugis

having a white color like that of chicken feathers


bakilid

Probably ba- + kilid, probably a corruption of pakilid.


karaan

[kɐˈɾ̪a.ɐn̪]

(humorous, of a person) as though belonging to a previous era


kuyog baboy

characteristic of a tagalong or hanger-on


managlahi

differing; different from each other or from someone or something else


abno

retarded; having mental retardation; mentally deficient


hilom

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidem. Compare Bikol Central hilom, Tagalog lihim.


hilomon

hilomón (canonical)
hilumon (alternative)

not talking much or not talking loudly; quiet; taciturn

keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained; reticent

(by extension) lacking in courage or confidence; diffident; timid

(by extension) having an inclination to secrecy; secretive


gradohan

having attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree; educated


edukada

Borrowed from Spanish educada, feminine form of educado, past participle of educar.


palautot

affected by gas in the intestine; likely to fart; flatulent


gahig ilong

Literally, “having a hard nose”. From the practice of tethering cattle by the nose.


humok og ilong

ceb-adj

humok og ilóng (Badlit spelling ᜑᜓᜋᜓᜃ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜁᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

(idiomatic) easily persuaded; persuadable


lagoson

having prominent gums; showing the gums; gummy


budlat

(derogatory) having big eyes; having bulging or protruding eyes


nipis

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Malay nipis, Eastern Cham ꨤꨪꨚꨪꩍ (lipih), ꨤꨚꨪꩍ (lapih), Chamorro kanifes.


amarilyo

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


ap-apon

having skin infected by tinea versicolor


basa ang papel

Literally, “having a wet piece of paper”.

lit

(idiomatic) having a bad record; having a bad reputation


kargado

Borrowed from Spanish cargado (“loaded”).

burdened by some heavy load; loaded; packed


gaan og kamot

(idiomatic) predisposed to throw a punch or slap


tinuhoan sa buktot

Literally, “belief or beliefs of a hunchback”.


kamaguwangan

kinamagwangan (alternative)
kinamaguwangan (alternative)


palaanak

producing offspring in abundance; fertile; prolific


mabungahon

producing fruits in abundance; fertile; fruitful


putig itlog

Contraction of puti + og, from puti og itlog. Literally, “having white testicles”.


gilangaw

gi- + langaw. Literally, “plagued or swarmed by flies”.

empty or having a very small number of attendees; having a low attendance


pisikal

Borrowed from English physical, from Latin physicalis, from physica, from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós).


inutang

obtained through a loan or borrowing; borrowed


lunhaw

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


tam-is

Audio

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


desperada

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

without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious


yabag

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

(music) something that is not tuned correctly


tisoy

(slang) mestizo; biracial; multiracial, mixed-race

(by extension, dated) good-looking; handsome


kinamunggayan

Moringa oleifera
Moringa oleifera#Translingual

(cooking, of a dish) having Moringa oleifera leaves as an ingredient


paspas

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *paspás (“to do something quickly, in a hurry”).


sadya

From Sanskrit सज्ज (sajja, “ready”). Compare Malay sedia, Sanskrit साध्य (sādhya).

full of life or high spirits; lively; merry


manganakay

due to give birth; about to give birth; parturient


plantsado

suitably prepared; organized; equipped; ready


gukdonon og plantsa

Literally, “deserving to be chased by a smoothing iron”.


sinibuyasan

(by extension) flavored or made with spring onion


tiway

to take or borrow something with permission but with no intention of returning it

to be unpaid or unrewarded for a task done for another


bulok

Borrowed from Malay buruk, from Proto-Malayic *buruk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀuk. Doublet of bugók.

(often derogatory) dumb, lacking intellectual content or value


dekolor

From Spanish de color. Compare Tagalog de-kolor.

colored; having a color or a particular color


prangka

frank; honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; straightforward; not reserved or disguised


apilapilon

characterised or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business; meddlesome


panglakaw

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


pang-uran

(clothing) worn at home or around the neighborhood

(clothing) worn when doing physical or manual work


abli ang Gaisano

Literally, “the Gaisano is open”. After Metro Gaisano, one of the first department stores in Cebu.

(dated, humorous) having one's fly open (see usage notes)


tsoy

cool; meeting a certain hip standard or garnering the approval of a certain peer group


patsoy-tsoy, way lamoy

Literally, “dressy, yet starving”. Originally used to describe luxurious teenagers whose parents may or may not be struggling to put food on the table.

cool and fashionable, especially when used in contempt or as a joke


tayming

timely; happening or appearing at the proper time; opportune

on time; punctual or according to schedule


pamilyado

From pamilya + -ado, a calque of English familied.


lanay

being in a liquid state as a result of melting; melted


buwanon

moody; given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental


silahis

(offensive) bisexual; sexually attracted to both men and women


carabao English

(derogatory) of the English language, poorly spoken or ill-written


inasukaran

(of food or drink) covered, mixed, or sweetened with sugar; sugared


opaw

having no hair, fur or feathers
having no hair on the head


kakha tuka

hand-to-mouth; involving immediate consumption (especially of food) with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, being close to poverty


duol sa luwag

friends in high places
friends in high places


walay buot

[ˌwa.l̪ɐɪ̯ bʊˈʔot̪]

[ˌwaɪ̯ bʊˈʔot̪]

walay + buot, literally “without minding; without decorum”

compound

ill-mannered, mischievous; having improper social conduct

katong wala pa kay buot


puros kamaguwangan

(of a woman) having multiple children all by different men

(of a man) having multiple children all by different women


parting laaya

party + laay, from pwerteng laaya (“very boring”).


kinto

From Spanish quinto, from Latin quintus.


gisulod sa bulsa

Literally, “to pocket, to put something into a pocket”.


utangan

[ʔʊ.t̪ɐˈŋan̪]

indebted; obligated, especially financially


kayoan

having a tendency to repeatedly ask for food


pamugas

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


liksi

slippery; evasive; difficult to pin down


himili

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


hinambok

having a fondness for fatty food of meat

(humorous) having an attraction to round or fat people


mamords

(of a marble) smooth and flawless; without cracks

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


laagan

[l̪ɐ.ʔɐˈɡan̪]


tinuyo

intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily; intentional


tuyoon

not conveniently accessible; out of the way; remote or secluded


gukdonon

Short for “gukdonon sa babaye/lalaki.” Literally, “deserving to be chased by men/women”.


pansil

rocky; full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks


luya

weak; lacking in strength (of body, muscle, etc.)


tukib

well-defined; accurately and precisely described or specified; well-described


imburnal

[ʔɪm.bʊɾ̪ˈn̪al̪]

[ʔɪmˈbuɾ̪.n̪ɐl̪]

Borrowed from Spanish imbornal (“drainage hole of a ship”), with semantic shift to sewer.

bor+

Sirad-i nang baba nimo na baho'g imburnal, manimaho 'nya ta diri

Close your mouth that smells like a manhole, or else it will stink here.


banog

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


Sabadista

Seventh-day Adventism
Seventh-day Adventism


tiguwang daotan

old-fashioned; having an outdated sense of style


murag iring ug iro

(simile) cannot get along with each other


siaw

Compare Hokkien 痟 (siáu, “crazy”), 孽潲 (gia̍t-siâu, “naughty; mischievous”).

cheeky; mischievous; troublesome; badly behaved


walay utok

unintelligent, with little common sense; brainless


nagkamuritsing

with a substance smeared all over; besmeared


kaga

haggard; looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition


kastanyas

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


mubo

having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically

(of a person) of comparatively little height

having little duration; opposite of long

(of speech or style) brief; concise; to the point


triling

exciting; causing the feeling of a sudden excitement; thrilling


ngilngig

(regional) gruesome; repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly


shofo

(of a person) visually attractive; handsome; good-looking


boang

idiotic; having the quality of idiocy; very foolish; stupid; nonsensical


okad

well hung; having a large penis; well-endowed


banyaga

From Malay berniaga (“trade”), ultimately from Sanskrit वाणिज्यक (vāṇijyaka, “merchant”), derived from वाणिज (vāṇija, “merchant, trader”), with semantic change to “rascal”. Compare Ilocano baniaga (“trade”), Tagalog banyaga (“foreigner”).


pataas

vertical; standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal


temporaryo

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English temporary.


dakponon

(law) wanted; subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight


maluibon

faithless; not true to allegiance, duty, or vows


pangutok

mental; of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process; intellectual


utokan

brainy; very intellectually capable; smart

showing good judgement or the benefit of experience; wise


inutok

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


makaitom

(of colors or clothes) causing someone to look darker or tanned


danghag

clumsy; awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous


baluktot

From Proto-Austronesian *-kut (“hunched; bent over”).


turok banwa

(of a plant) wild; growing or produced without cultivation or the care of humans

(idiomatic) a person who is useless and occupies space


tagatuhod

knee-deep; reaching up to the knees; knee-high


detalyado

detailed; characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment


mistika

Borrowed from Spanish mística, feminine form of místico, derived from Latin mysticus, derived from Ancient Greek μῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós).

der+

(archaic) mystical; having a spiritual significance that transcends human understanding


espirituhanon

ceb-adj

espirituhanon (Badlit spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜆᜓᜑᜈᜓᜈ᜔)

spiritual (controlled and inspired by the Holy Spirit)


espiritohanon

espiritohanon (Badlit spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜆᜓᜑᜈᜓᜈ᜔)


hinam-is

fond of eating or drinking sweet food or drink


pwede

From Spanish puede, form of poder (“to be able”).

puwede (alternative)
puydi (alternative)


puydi

puwede (alternative)
pwede (alternative)


sinikmahan

(of fabric, a handkerchief) having been used to blow one's nose

(of fabric, a handkerchief) covered in mucus stains


malibon

overgrown; having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden


linaw

[ˈl̪i.n̪ɐʊ̯]

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


dakmat

Blend of dako + mata, from dako og mata.

(derogatory, of a person) having big eyes


buwawan

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte) alternative form of bulawan


hugasanan

(excluding laundry) unwashed; needs washing; needs to be washed


kimpion

(of the legs) having the knees abnormally close together, and the ankles spread apart

(of a person or animal) suffering from genu valgum (or tibia valga)


malig-on

durable; able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring


katuod

knows a place; knows where a certain place is


pabarog

vertical; standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal


pinangga

(colloquial) well taken care of; well cared for


politikanhon

politikanhon (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜆᜒᜃᜈ᜔ᜑᜓᜈ᜔)

partidong politikanhon


abtanan

haunted, frequented by a ghost or ghosts


namatyan

bereaved; having suffered the death of a loved one


ginunting

[ɡɪˈn̪un̪.t̪ɪŋ]

(of material) cut using a pair of scissors


ginuntingan

[ɡɪ.n̪ʊn̪ˈt̪i.ŋɐn̪]

having a part removed by cutting using a pair of scissors


piho

From Spanish fijo, from Latin fixus, past participle of fīgō (“to fasten, fix”).


makabugo

causing dumbness or stupidity; as if causing one to become dumb or stupid


makalibat

causing cross-eye; as if causing one to become cross-eyed


makagwapa

(of a woman) causing one to become good-looking


makagwapo

(of a man) causing one to become good-looking


mamuwak

(of a plant) flowering; that produces flowers


mabuwakon

(of a speech or a piece of writing) too complicated; elaborate; with grandiloquent expressions; bombastic; verbose


hagip-ot

narrow; having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth


nawong og kwarta

(idiomatic) materialistic; being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth


kusgan

(by extension) powerful; having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence


kusog

(of water, wind, etc.) strong; having a lot of power


gakinabog

(of a baby) sleeps during the day and active at night like a bat


Katsila

Katsilà (canonical)
catsila (alternative obsolete)

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


buyogon

(of a chicken) having a dark red or red orange colour


talisayon

(of a rooster) having a plummage that includes black, dark green and yellow and with white splotches


tab-ang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taq(e)baŋ. Compare Tagalog tabáng and Tausug ta'bang.


lasaw

[ˈl̪a.s̪ɐʊ̯]


las-ay

[ˌl̪as̪ ˈʔaɪ̯]


aplod

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


bakikaw

awkward; lacking gracefulness; graceless


hirig

slanting; leaning; at an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped; inclined


hilig

apt; having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards


sigag mata

(derogatory) having big eyes; having bulging or protruding eyes


dugong bughaw

[d̪ʊˌɡoŋ ˈbuɡ.hɐʊ̯]

Compound of dugo + bughaw, a calque of Spanish sangre azul.


tunay

[ˈt̪u.n̪ɐɪ̯]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunay (cf. Indonesian tunai, Malay tunai).


gay-ot

misshapen; having a bad or ugly form; deformed; malformed


makawat

(idiomatic, of a baby) lets new people hold him or her; doesn't cry when held by others or taken away from parents, especially the mother


walay batasan

bad-mannered; of or pertaining to having bad manners; impolite

disrespectful; lacking respect; impertinent; insolent; impudent


walay bilatasan

(colloquial, humorous) disrespectful; lacking respect; impertinent; insolent; impudent


humok

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *lemek (“soft”)


hambog

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hambug. Compare Bikol Central hambog and Tagalog hambog.


ngil-ad

[ˈŋil̪.ʔɐd̪]

gruesome; repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly


kantilado

(of seas or oceans) having underwater cliffs or walls


ngitngit pa sa alkitran

highly improbable; very unlikely to happen


tahor

imposing; magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity


irihis

From Spanish herejes, plural of hereje,
from Occitan eretge, from Ecclesiastical Latin herēticus.


relihiyosa

From Spanish religiosa, feminine form of religioso.


walay tugpa

(by extension) high; intoxicated by psychoactive drugs


wala katugpa

(of food) did not reach the table; unable to be placed or served on a table; gets eaten before it reaches the table


promdi

From a pronunciation spelling of English from the, an ellipsis of English from the province.


usikan

wasteful; inclined to waste or squander money or resources


husto

Borrowed from Spanish justo, from Old Spanish, from Latin iūstus, jūstus, from Proto-Italic *jowestos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-.


kinitkitan

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


nagkagidlay

clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments


bahog oten

(offensive, derogatory) having a smelly penis


mubog kalipay

(often derogatory) easily pleased, especially by trifles


dautan

Deprecated, pre-2014 spelling of daotan.


daot

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaqet (cf. Hiligaynon daut, Malay jahat).


naning

From na- + ning-. Clipping of naningkamot.


walay uwaw

(Metro Cebu, Bohol) alternative form of walay ulaw


walay ulaw

waláy ulaw (canonical)
walay uwaw (alternative)

[wɐˌl̪aɪ̯ ˈʔu.l̪ɐʊ̯]

[ˌwaɪ̯ ˈʔu.wɐʊ̯]

impudent; open and without shame; brazen-faced; shameless


ilohikal

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English illogical, and influenced by ultimate stress in Spanish.


lohikal

Pseudo-Hispanism, from English logical, and influenced by ultimate stress in Spanish.


kwestiyonable

(obsolete) nonstandard form of kwestyonable


pinadagan

(of a dish) not following the exact recipe, often employing extenders


presyur

From English pressure, from Old French, from Latin pressūra.


walay alamag

(of a person or workforce) unskilled; not having a skill or technical training


ambongan

(of a person) visually attractive; handsome; good-looking


pamilyar

Borrowed from Spanish familiar, from Latin familiāris (“pertaining to servants; pertaining to the household”)


ibabaw

[ʔɪˈba.bɐʊ̯]


bagtok

bagtik (alternative)
bantok (alternative)


bagtik

bagtok (alternative)
bantok (alternative)


aktuwal

From English actual, from Middle English actual, actuel (“active”), from Old French actuel, actual, from Late Latin actualis (“active, practical”), from Latin actus (“act, action, performance”), from agere (“to do; to act”) + -alis (“-al”).


donselya

From Spanish doncella, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, based on Latin domina (“lady, mistress”).


tag-as

[ˈt̪aɡ.ʔɐs̪]


sigahon

having wide-open eyes; moon-eyed; owly-eyed


tinuig

of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year


bahirig

slanting; leaning; at an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped; inclined


sum-ol

monotonous; tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety


winalo

Winalo ang tiil sa uktopus.


parehas

From Spanish parejas, plural of pareja, feminine of parejo, from Late Latin pāriculus, a diminutive of Latin pār.


pareha

Audio

From Spanish pareja, feminine of parejo, from Late Latin pāriculus, a diminutive of Latin pār.


parehos

From Spanish parejos, plural of parejo, from Late Latin pāriculus, diminutive of Latin pār.


mura og angkan

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


mura og minyo

(derogatory) having a dad bod or a mom bod


gapason

downy; having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair


Insik

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Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”) or 𪜶叔 (in chek, literally “his/her/their uncle”). Compare with Tagalog Intsik, Malay encik, Indonesian encek, Thai เจ๊ก (jék).

Intsik (alternative)
Inchik (alternative)
Insek (alternative nonstandard)


bakiki

piebald; spotted or blotched, especially in black and white

(of a chicken) having black feathers with white speckles


sensitibo

From Spanish sensitivo, English sensitive.

having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses

(of a person) easily offended, upset or hurt

(of an issue, topic, etc.) capable of offending, upsetting or hurting


sensitib

From English sensitive, from Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus.


inunom

Inunom ang iyahang tudlo.
He has sextuple fingers.


nangabubho

jealous; suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover or spouse's fidelity


nangabub

(slang) jealous; suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover or spouse's fidelity


malakad

walkable; short enough or close enough to be accessible by walking


harionon

kingly; characteristic of kings, majestic, regal


dagtom

having a relatively dark skin; dark-skinned


piyahok

emaciated; thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease


graduwado

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


Amerkano

United States of America
United States of America

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


nguho

talking through the nose, or as if talking through the nose


bondying

After the titular character of the comic book Bondying.

(informal, often humorous, of an adult male) simple-minded; oafish


buwagaw

of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour


carcar

(geology) characteristic of or resembling the Plio-Pleistocene Carcar formation


walay ikaduha

(idiomatic) incomparable; so much better than another as to be beyond comparison; matchless or unsurpassed


duhag tunga

Duhag tunga ka kilong bugas.

(standard) two and a half (2½); two (2) and one half (0.5/½)


una sin utra

From Spanish una (“one”) + sin (“without”) + otra (“another”).

compound

alternate; one occurring after the other; taking turns


ikatulo

Ang kalibotan ang ikatulong planeta gikan sa adlaw.


ikaupat

Ang Marte ang ikaupat nga planeta gikan sa Adlaw.


maluloy-on

malulóy-on (canonical)
maluluy-on (alternative)

ma- -on + luoy, with partial reduplication.


sikaduha

From sika- (“prefix denoting a number as denominator”) + duha (“two”).

prefix

shortened form of usa ka sikaduha;
(rare) one half; 0.5, ½

shortened form of usa ka sikaduha;
one half; 0.5, ½


puwaki

Possibly borrowed from Hokkien 孤奇 (ko͘ ki, literally “lone odd; solitary single of a pair”), according to Manuel (1948). Compare Tagalog kuwaki (“odd”). See also Hokkien 寡奇 (kóaⁿ ki, literally “some odd; some single of a pair”), 半奇 (pòaⁿ ki, literally “half odd; half of a pair”).


tagokon

(of plants or fruits) having a particularly large amount of latex


sarsahanan

needing a sauce; too dry and is lacking sauce


binayabas

(often humorous) of the English language, poorly spoken or ill-written


bayotiful

(slang, can be offensive, especially of gays) beautiful


paspas pa sa manatad

Literally, “faster than the common emerald dove”.

lit

tulin pa sa manatad (alternative)
abtik pa sa manatad (alternative)


bagag lips

Literally, “thick-lipped”. Originally a Cebuano gay slang.

bagag leps (alternative)
baga og lips (alternative)

(idiomatic) impudent; open and without shame; brazen-faced; shameless


salin sa nahurot

Literally, “the leftover of what was finished off”.

(idiomatic) had given birth or has had children


bayolet

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


biyoleta

From Spanish violeta, from viola + -eta.


labender

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


krimson

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


hilaw nga pula

[hɪˌl̪aʊ̯ ŋɐ pʊˈl̪a]


mat-an pa sa pinya

Literally, “has more eyes than pineapples”.


dila ray way labod

Literally, “only the tongue is without injury”.

(idiomatic) extremely hurt; badly beaten up


maliso pay buko sa kawayan

Literally, “the node of a bamboo is more rotatable”.

lit

(idiomatic) immutable; unable to be changed without exception; unchangeable


balhiboon og dila

ceb-adj

balhiboon og dilà (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜑᜒᜊᜓᜂᜈ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ)


kasab-itag bukag ang simod

Literally, “(one) can hang a basket on his or her snout”.

lit

(idiomatic) sullen; having a brooding ill temper; sulky


inangkat

(of merchandise) sourced from a consignment


masolon

muscular; having large, well-developed muscles


wala sa lugar

[wɐˌl̪aʔ s̪ɐ l̪ʊˈɡaɾ̪]


sugoan

bossy; tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering


abli

Borrowed from Spanish abrir, with the L changing to R and final R omitted.


malumo

tender; adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic


komersiyal

From English commercial, from French commercial (“of, or pertaining to commerce”), from Late Latin commercialis, from Latin commercium.

der

commercial; of or pertaining to commerce


hinabako

characterized by, addicted to, the smoking of tobacco


kangkarot

in a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts


kongkreto

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

concrete (made of concrete building material)


kulba

unsettling; that makes one troubled or uneasy; disquieting or distressing


kaigo

kasaigo (alternative)
kasigo (alternative)


kasaigo

kaigo (alternative)
kasigo (alternative)


kasigo

kaigo (alternative)
kasaigo (alternative)


tahirig

slanting; leaning; at an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped; inclined


engrande

[ʔeŋˈɡɾ̪an̪.d̪e]


hulo

having a strong stomach; does not easily get an upset stomach


bagito

amateur (showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent)


pit-os

lacking money, impecunious, in financial difficulties

cramped; uncomfortably restricted in size


pusagak

gushing; flowing forth suddenly or violently


pikdot

cute; possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals


pastidiyo

From Spanish fastidio, from Old Spanish, borrowed from Latin fastīdium.


tin-aw

(of a soup) without a thickening ingredient


pasista

Borrowed from Spanish fascista, from Italian fascista, from fascio (“bundle, bunch”).


pasipista

Borrowed from Spanish pacifista, from French pacifiste.


segurista

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish segurista. By surface analysis, seguro + -ista.

bor+

leery; cautious, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns


yofak

tired; in need of some rest or sleep; weary


wayok

amazing; causing wonder and amazement; very surprising


tang-an

(derogatory) characteristic of a hustler


hay-ad

spread-eagle; lying with arms and legs outstretched and separated


aprob

From English approved (“having received approval”), from approve, from Middle English aproven, appreoven, appreven, apreven, from Old French aprover, approver, approuvir, appreuver (“to approve”), from Latin approbō, from ad + probō (“to esteem as good, approve, prove”).


kinahon

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


abrap

From English abrupt, borrowed from Latin abruptus (“broken off”), perfect passive participle of abrumpō (“break off”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + rumpō (“to break”).

abrupt; without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious


amahanon

paternal; of or pertaining to a father; having the characteristics of a father; fatherly


inahanon

maternal; of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly


linghod

(of a person) immature; childish; not mature


dobleg suwab ang dila

dobleg suwag ang dila (canonical)
doble og suwab ang dila (alternative)

Literally, “having a double-edged tongue”.

lit

(idiomatic, of a person) inclined to use harsh or hurtful words


layo ra sa tinai sa manok

From layo ra sa tinai. Literally, “far from the chicken's intestine”.


pakapin sa bobot

(of jewelry) resembling a toy or fancy jewelry


mapahayagon

(grammar, of a verb, sentence, or mood) declarative


maghilak ang adlaw

(idiomatic) boring; monotonous; uneventful


pangbabaye

belonging to females; typically used by females

(grammar) of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions


panglalaki

belonging to males; typically used by males

(grammar) of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions


pangtuaw

(grammar) exclamatory; resembling an exclamation


plaka nga guba

a broken record; someone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance


indibidwal

From Spanish individual, from Medieval Latin indīviduālis, from Latin individuum (“an indivisible thing”), neuter of individuus (“indivisible, undivided”), from in + dividuus (“divisible”), from divido (“divide”).

der

individual; relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one


hinudas

From hudas + -in- (“in the way/manner of”).


materyalistik

being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth

of or concerning philosophical materialism


gayod

gayód (canonical)
gyud (alternative informal syncope)
jud (alternative informal syncope)
gajod (alternative)


hilaryos

From English hilarious, from Latin hilaris (“cheerful”), from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”), from ἵλαος (hílaos, “propitious, gracious, kind”).


benomos

From English venomous, from Middle English venemous, venymous, from Anglo-Norman venimus, from Old French venimeux, from venin.


delisyos

From English delicious, from Middle English delicious, from Anglo-Norman delicious, from Old French delicious, delicieux, from Late Latin dēliciōsus (“delicate, delicious”), from dēliciae (“delights”), plural of dēlicia (“pleasure”), from deliciō (“I allure, I entice”), from de- (“away”) + laciō (“I lure, I deceive”).


kyuryos

From English curious, from Middle English curious, corious, borrowed from Old French curios, from Latin curiosus.


anemik

(by extension) weak; listless; lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness


sapalon

pulpy; having the characteristics of pulp


halinon

(of a person) attractive or appealing (see usage notes)


sulirap

eye-rolling; causing somebody to roll their eyes


diyotay

diyotáy (canonical)
diyutay (alternative)

→ Tagalog: jutay, juts


interyor

Borrowed from Spanish interior, from Latin interior (“inner, interior”).

interior; within any limits, enclosure, or substance; inside


karaang damang

(idiomatic) having had long experience, practice, or service


hinugo

tending to ask too many favors or give orders to others


sibilyan

From English civilian, from Old French civilien.

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


lab-as

(of plant material) still green and not dried

inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task


Katoliko

From Spanish católico, from Late Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós, “universal”), from κατά (katá, “according to”) + ὅλος (hólos, “whole”).


Romano Katoliko

of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church

of or pertaining to the Roman Rite of the Cagholic Church


katulo liko

(humorous) irreligious; describing a conscious rejection of religion

(humorous) nonpracticing; of a person born into a particular religion, not abiding by the rituals and mores of that religion


sinako

sacked; placed inside or packed in a sack


tagahawak

waist-deep; reaching up to the waist; waist-high


walay kalibotan

unaware; not aware or informed; lacking knowledge


walay Earth

From wala + Earth. Deliberate incorrect translation of kalibotan.

(slang, humorous) unaware; not aware or informed; lacking knowledge


walay earth

From wala + earth. Deliberate incorrect translation of kalibotan.


Adbentista

Borrowed from Spanish adventista or English Adventist; also alternatively analyzed as English Advent + -ista.

suffix

English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Advent</i>


retokado

(of a person) having undergone cosmetic surgery

(of a body part) improved by cosmetic surgery


amboy

Blend of American + boy. Alternatively a blend of Amerikano + boy.


de-kalidad

1992, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Unang tagpo: kalipunan ng mga dulang rehyunal sa pambansang pistang pandulaan, Not Avail
Usa ka de-kalidad nga mananagat, musurender sa ingon niana ka sayon! Bisan unsay sitwasyon sa lawod, Felimon, kahibalo kang mupahigayon.


lisensyado

Borrowed from Spanish licenciado, analytically lisensya + -ado.


sakto

Apheresis of eksakto, from Spanish exacto.


tul-id

From Proto-Philippine *tuqlid, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuq(ə)lid.


diyot

ceb-adj

diyót (plural digyot, Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜆ᜔)


serado

Borrowed from Spanish cerrado (“closed”).


dekalidad

From de + kalidad, both originally from Spanish de (“of”) + calidad (“quality”).


balandan

Displaced by lino. Recoined for the color.


bahong biyuda

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

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


bahong biyudo

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


tibugok

Compare binugok. Influenced by tabugok and bugo.

(of a person) slow; of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend


pababag

horizontal; perpendicular to the vertical


buwag

(by extension) having had the marriage annulled


talianak

(of a pregnant human or animal) near-term


kanela

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


walay hinguko

having untrimmed fingernails or toenails


tibulaag

spread out; far apart, not close to each other


Lumad

→ English: Lumad

→ Tagalog: Lumad


anindot

aníndot (canonical)
nindot (alternative short-form)


lubong tapos

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


dinagkotan

(of a candle, etc.) having been lit by fire


sinugaan

(of an area, room, etc.) lighted; illuminated


payter

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


eksotik

From English exotic, from Middle French exotique, from Latin exōticus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτικός (exōtikós, “foreign”, literally “from the outside”), from ἐξω- (exō-, “outside”), from ἐξ (ex, “out of”).


brayt

From English bright, from Middle English bright, from Old English bryht, a metathetic variant of byrht, beorht, berht (“bright”), from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz, from pre-Celtic/Germanic *bʰerHgto, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰereg- (“to gleam, whiten”).


labhonon

unwashed; needs washing; needs to be washed


sinabonan

has been washed with or having had detergent applied


palaran

[pɐˈl̪a.ɾ̪ɐn̪]


barkadista

(often negative) one who enjoys being in a barkada; gregarious


tugnawonon

easily affected or susceptible to cold temperature


hinarbat

earned or gained unrightfully, especially by appropriation


hinarbor

(slang) earned or gained unrightfully, especially by appropriation


pribado

personal; concerning only to a person or a specific group; private;

secluded; protected from view or disturbance by others


hiloma

hiloma gud diri


binuyok

(of rice) having been cooked by buyok method


matahom

(of females) visually attractive; beautiful; good-looking


tinunoan

cooked in coconut milk; having coconut milk added


samdan

wounded; suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife


hagop

Attested in Encarnacion's Diccionario Bisaya-Español—3rd Edition, 1885

(obsolete, of a living thing) in good condition


anomaloso

From English anomalous, from Late Latin anomalus, from Ancient Greek ἀνώμᾰλος (anṓmălos).


talisawop

setting; that disappears below the horizon


nagkalubot-lubot

(idiomatic) in a state of panic/agitation

having a difficult time accomplishing something


dili maihap sa tudlo

Literally, “Cannot be counted by the fingers”.


buhi pay ginamos

Literally, “anchovy paste is more alive”.

(idiomatic) dead as a doornail, undoubtedly dead


tubig-tubigan

Literally, “(someone who is in possession of) large quantities of water”.

lit

(idiomatic) possesing great wealth, rich, wealthy


gigukod sa plansa

(idiomatic) someone who's wearing wrinkly clothes


kinobid

subject to the limitations and restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic


banhod

From Proto-Philippine *baŋ(ə)həʀ (“numb”).


buluak

First attested in the 16th century in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo, where it was used to describe the fragility of porcelain.


kulob pa ang kaldero

"The pot is still drying", literally "The pot is still turned over itself." This gives the sense of not being able to prepare any meal, hence not being able to live comfortably.


dugta

[ˈd̪uɡ.t̪ɐʔ]

worn out to shreds, badly decomposed, completely decayed


Espanyol

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


hamloy

Hamloy ang halwan.

Hamloy kaonon ang mimis.

Mimis rice goes down easily (than regular rice).

for a variety of something to be easier to eat or drink than the ordinary one


hatay

Hátay ang láwas sa datsun.


hamtong

middle-aged, between forty and sixty years of age


kakaonon

wanting to eat, feel very much like eating


kakan-onon

kaon + ka- -onon, see etymology for kan-on.


kalan-an

-al- + kaon + an, see etymology for kan-on

place to eat: an eating table, dining room, restaurant, etc.


bawal

forbidden; prohibited; proscribed; taboo


bilatnanay

bilat nanay (canonical)
bilatsimongina (alternative)
latnanay (alternative)
latinanay (alternative)
latsimongina (alternative)

bilat (“vagina”) + -ng (adjectival suffix) + nanay (“mother”).

Bilatnanay ka! kinabugoang way pulos nga mayor sa tibuok kalibutan!

You fuckstick! You're the dumbest most useless mayor in the planet.

Yawa, ma'y gani nakaikyas pa ko, hapit ko tikloa's mga bilatnanayng animal.

Shit, good thing I managed to escape, those shithead motherfuckers almost dropped me!


ihag

(slang, back slang, Davao) cool; badass; tough


bag-ong haon

Literally, “something that's just been taken off the stove”.

lit

(idiomatic) recently produced, brand new, hot off the press


utok og kinumo

(idiomatic) having the ability to deliver fast and furious blows


kaagian og kabaw

(idiomatic) a wide gap between 2 objects or people


makakutaw og utok

Literally, “something that can stir the brain”.


dili makaon og iro

Literally, “cannot be eaten by a dog”. Implying that one’s behavior is so crass and obscene that even stray dogs or aspins, as they are called in the Philippines, find it revolting.

(idiomatic) appalling, revolting, inciting disgust


dugay pay manguros

Literally, “making the Sign of the Cross would take far longer”.
Said when a task isnt difficult and would take a short amount of time.


sinaw pa sa upaw

Literally, “shinier than a bald man's head”.


mat-an pa sa pukot

Literally, “has more eyes than a fishing net has holes”.


abot sa pikas bukid

Literally, “reaching the other mountain”.

(idiomatic) someone who talks loudly, laudmouth


bilat ray puhonan

Literally, “to only have the vagina as investment”.

(idiomatic, vulgar) to act slutty, to have characteristics of a whore


bahog baynte

From baho og baynte (literally “smelling like 20 pesos”).

nanimaho og baynte (alternative)
nanimaho kawhaan (alternative)


hayahay pa sa pulis

Literally, “to have it better than a cop”. It refers to the stereotype that cops are lazy and just eat doughnuts all day.

(idiomatic) to feel extremely privileged


tai ray dili mahilot

Literally, “only the shit cannot be massaged”.

(idiomatic) to be extremely hurt, banged up


makagisi og pitaka

MAKAGISI - Tear
Pitaka - Wallet
Therefore, this means literally as "wallet-tearing"


mingaw pa sa Tirana

(idiomatic) a very quiet and deserted place


komportable

ceb-adj

komportáble (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)


ikasuga ang ihi

Literally, “urine that could be used to light a lamp”.

lit

(idiomatic) for a woman to be very beautiful


bangkarota

[bɐŋ.kɐˈɾ̪o.t̪ɐ]


batikan

From Tagalog batikan (“expert; well-versed”).


aberiya

aberiyá (canonical)
aberya (alternative)


buotan ra og matulog

Literally, “one who is only nice when they sleep”.


sinaw ang pitaka

ceb-adj

sináw ang pitaka (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜏ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜆᜃ)

[s̪ɪˌn̪aʊ̯ ʔɐm pɪˈt̪a.kɐ]


ngisi sa baki

ngisi sa bakî (Badlit spelling ᜅᜒᜐᜒ ᜐ ᜊᜃᜒ)

[ˌŋi.s̪ɪ s̪ɐ bɐˈkiʔ]


bug-at og itlog

Literally, “to have such heavy testicles”.

lit

(idiomatic) sluggish, to move or act really slow


dili mahulogan og dagom

Literally, “Cannot be fallen on by a needle”.

place where too many people are gathered


kinawboy

From kawboy + -in-, literally, "in the way of a cowboy"


swapang

Possibly Chinese, possibly Hokkien 山崩地裂 (soaⁿ-pang-tōe-li̍h, “uproarious; riotous; outrageous”, literally “the mountains collapse and the earth splits open”). Compare Tagalog suwapang (“greedy”).

ncog

Swápang insíka. Maáyu lang manghuwam, piru dílì magpahuwam nákù.

Opportunistic Chinese. He’s great at borrowing, but when it comes to lending, forget it.

oppressively opportunistic; taking advantage

Swápang nímu uy. Ikay nagswildu, akuy mubangka.

You are so inconsiderate. You just got your salary and I have to pay the bill.


dulom

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

dulom and gabii kay patay ang bulan

the night is dark because there's no moon

primerong/unang dulom

ikaduhang/ikatulong (and so on) dulom

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

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


diyutay

[d̪jʊˈt̪aɪ̯]

Deprecated, pre-2014 spelling of diyotay.


kobidonon

(pathology) at risk or susceptible to COVID-19


limay asawa

A reference to the five fingers in turn a reference to masturbation.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lima, asawa.


luyat

saggy; that sinks or droops from wear or its own weight

(humurous, may be offensive) old; having lived for most of the expected years


lungayngay

[l̪ʊˈŋaɪ̯.ŋɐɪ̯]

having one's head drooped to the back or the body bent backward


lungay

unable to stand or flex muscles, as if there are no bones


biyolet

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


panit ug bukog

ceb-adj

panit ug bukog (Badlit spelling ᜉᜈᜒᜆ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜄ᜔)


mauswagon

usa ka mauswagong lungsod


bug-at ang nawong

bug-at ang nawong (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜈᜏᜓᜅ᜔)

[ˌbuɡ.ʔɐt̪ ʔɐŋ ˈn̪a.woŋ]


ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ

ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ • (inggdandi)


matinumanon

matinumanon (Badlit spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜈᜓᜋᜈᜓᜈ᜔)


bukad og ngabil

bukád og ngabil (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜇ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜅᜊᜒᜎ᜔)

(idiomatic) thick-lipped; having a thick lip


Leytehanon

Leytehanon (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜌ᜔ᜆᜒᜑᜈᜓᜈ᜔)


yamag

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


ugaling

[ʔʊˈɡa.l̪ɪŋ]


bahandianon

bahadiánon (Badlit spelling ᜊᜑᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜀᜈᜓᜈ᜔)


balhiboon og kamot

balhiboon og kamót (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜑᜒᜊᜓᜂᜈ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜃᜋᜓᜆ᜔)


basa ang tingog

basâ ang tingog (Badlit spelling ᜊᜐ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜅᜓᜄ᜔)

[bɐˌs̪aʔ ʔɐŋ ˈt̪i.ŋoɡ]


bugnaw og mantika

búgnaw og mantikà (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜈᜏ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ)

[ˌbuɡ.n̪ɐʊ̯ ʔoɡ mɐn̪ˈt̪i.kɐʔ]


bukhad og palad

bukhad og palad (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜑᜇ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜉᜎᜇ᜔)

Literally, “open-palmed”. Compare Tagalog bukas-palad.


maluluy-on

Deprecated, pre-2014 spelling of maluloy-on.


walay sambog

unadulterated; pure; not mixed or adulterated with anything


ligdong

gentle; tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition

of good morals; practicing ethical values; upright

proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual; formal


tadhan

accustomed; familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions

veteran; having had long experience, practice, or service


samagaw

(of an image) blurry; not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges


yutik

muddy; covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”)


mapahiyomon

mapahiyomon (Badlit spelling ᜋᜉᜑᜒᜌᜓᜋᜓᜈ᜔)


gabhianon

gabhianong balita

nocturnal; of the night; taking place at night


ginabii

[ɡɪ.n̪ɐˈbi.ʔɪ]


kinapusuran

ceb-noun

kinapúsuran (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜉᜓᜐᜓᜇᜈ᜔)

From kina- + pusod (“navel, center point”) + -an, with /d/ weakening into a flapped /ɾ/ intervocalically.

af

ang Sugbo kinapusurang lalawigan sa Kabisay-an

Cebu is the centermost province of the Visayan group of islands

superlative degree of pusod; centermost part of something


mabuotbuoton

ceb-adj

mabuotbuoton (Badlit spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜂᜆ᜔ᜊᜓᜂᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

take it upon oneself
take it upon oneself

tending to take it upon oneself to do things


mahimut-on

mahimut-anon (alternative)
maham-uton (alternative)


ilayanhon

pertaining to the hinterland, boondocks, backwoods

pertaining to rural, sparsely populated areas


bug-at ang dugo

bug-at ang dugô (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[ˌbuɡ.ʔɐt̪ ʔɐŋ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]


bug-at ang buot

bug-at ang buot (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜂᜆ᜔)

[ˌbuɡ.ʔɐt̪ ʔɐm bʊˈʔot̪]


bug-at ang balatian

bug-at ang balatian (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔)

[ˌbuɡ.ʔɐt̪ ʔɐm bɐ.l̪ɐˈt̪i.ʔɐn̪]


dugo ang balatian

dugô ang balatian (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔)

[d̪ʊˌɡoʔ ʔɐm bɐ.l̪ɐˈt̪i.ʔɐn̪]

(idiomatic) deeply touched by something sad


dugo ang kasingkasing

dugô ang kasingkasing (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

[d̪ʊˌɡoʔ ʔɐŋ kɐ.s̪ɪŋˈka.s̪ɪŋ]


dugo sa laki

dugô sa laki (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓ ᜐ ᜎᜃᜒ)

[d̪ʊˌɡoʔ s̪ɐ ˈl̪a.kɪ]


dugong puti

dugóng puti (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜆᜒ)

[d̪ʊˌɡom pʊˈt̪iʔ]

From dugo + -ng + puti, literally “white blood”.


hinay ang dugo

ceb-adj

hinay ang dugô (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜌ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[ˌhi.n̪ɐɪ̯ ʔɐŋ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]

(idiomatic, of a person) slow, lacking in vigor or aggressiveness


luya ang dugo

luya ang dugô (Badlit spelling ᜎᜓᜌ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[ˌl̪u.jɐ ʔɐŋ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]


patay og dugo

patáy og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

patáy og dugô (canonical)
patayg dugo (alternative)
patay'g dugo (alternative)

[pɐˌt̪aɪ̯ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]


init og dugo

init og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[ˌʔi.n̪ɪt̪ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]


isog og dugo

isog og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜁᜐᜓᜄ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[ˌʔi.s̪oɡ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]

(idiomatic) for inherited traits to be dominant


kulang og dugo

kulang og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜅ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

kulang og dugô (canonical)
kulangan og dugo (alternative)
kulangag dugo (alternative)

[ˌku.l̪ɐŋ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]

(dated, idiomatic) having low blood pressure


sobra og dugo

sobra og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜊ᜔ᜇ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

sobra og dugô (canonical)
sobrahan og dugo (alternative)
sobrahag dugo (alternative)

[ˌs̪ob.ɾ̪ɐ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]

(dated, idiomatic) having high blood pressure


batan-on nga dugo

batan-on og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜊᜆᜈ᜔ᜂᜈ᜔ ᜅ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[bɐˌt̪an̪.ʔon̪ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]

(idiomatic) having youthful drive, aggressiveness


tagluyoan

[t̪ɐɡ.l̪ʊˈju.ʔɐn̪]

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

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

related to each other through both maternal and paternal lines


linaki

masculine; done stereotypically like a male


lap-ot

From Proto-Philippine *lap(ə)qút (“thick, sticky, pasty”). Compare Aklanon eapot and Tagalog lapot.


lasaw og dugo

ceb-adj

lasáw og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜎᜐᜏ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[l̪ɐˌs̪aʊ̯ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]

(idiomatic, of a person) coward, lacking guts


layaw og dugo

layáw og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜎᜌᜏ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[l̪ɐˌjaʊ̯ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]


puti og itlog

putî og itlog (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜒ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜁᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

putî og itlog (canonical)
putig itlog (alternative)

[pʊˌt̪iʔ ʔoɡ ˈʔit̪.l̪oɡ]

Literally, “having white balls (testicles)”.


puti og lisik

ceb-adj

putî og lisík (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜒ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜎᜒᜐᜒᜃ᜔)

[pʊˌt̪iʔ ʔoɡ l̪ɪˈs̪ik]


duha singko

From duha + singko. Literally "two fives."


nagdamgo og tae

From nagdamgo og tai (literally “dreaming about feces”).

gidamgo og tai (alternative)
damgo og tai (alternative)

(idiomatic) a sign that the person dreaming will experience a streak of good fortune.


mura og tai sa kanding

(idiomatic) for things to be in a disorganized scattered mess.


gahi pa sa pagang

(idiomatic) a tough uncompromising stubborn person.


gahi pa sa magkuno

Literally, “harder than a magkuno tree”.

(idiomatic) a tough uncompromising stubborn person


lami og lawas

(idiomatic) a sexually appealing person.

Lamig lawas ning bayhana da!

(idiomatic) a person with an attractive body figure.


murag korek

murág korek (Badlit spelling ᜋᜓᜇᜄ᜔ ᜃᜓᜇᜒᜃ᜔)

From murag "seemingly" + English correct.

Nagsayaw-sayaw ang bata murag korek.

The kid is dancing as if he's doing right.

(informal) used to indicate that the performer thinks he's correct; like correct


bisan kalamayan pa

Literally, “even if you put sugar on it”.
Said no matter what inducement is given.

lit

for all the tea in China
for all the tea in China