anting-anting

[ʔɐn̪ˌt̪iŋ.ʔɐn̪ˈt̪iŋ]

Borrowed from Malay anting-anting (“dangling earrings; pendulum”).

bor+

a talisman; a magical object worn for protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or to confer the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or powers; an amulet


apdo

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qapejux.


alagad

ceb-infl-table

alagad

alagad

alagad

alagad

mo- (affix)
alagad (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
alagad (root)
actor
-on (affix)
alagad (root)
-an (affix)
alagad (root)

[ʔɐˈl̪a.ɡɐd̪]

-elision

l; to rely; to await; only in the senses and


atsara

a dish of pickled shredded green papaya, carrots and bell peppers with ginger and sometimes pepper flakes added for flavor


kanibal

From English cannibal, borrowed from Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba, the Taíno form recorded by Christopher Columbus for the Caribs, who were greatly feared. From an Arawakan language, probably Taíno.


atake

(medicine) attack (sudden onset of disease)


balaod

law (body of rules established in a community by its authorities)


bagon

Borrowed from Spanish vagón, from French wagon.

(rail transport) railroad car (US); railway carriage (UK)


bangkaw

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

Pigafetta

Antonio Pigafetta
Magellan's circumnavigation


atay

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.


atay

Undetermined. Compare Hiligaynon alatay / aratay.


balanak

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balanak. Compare Malay belanak,Tagalog banak,
Ilocano balanak,Bikol Central balanak, Buginese balana',Aklanon baeának,
Sundanese balanak and Makasar balanak.

inh+

a mullet (of any member of the family Mugilidae)


balanak

the squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis)


batakan

slicing board, esp. one used in circumcision


adis

From English addict, from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”).


balising

the sorcerer's bush (Volkameria inermis)


babaye

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.

female human, especially an adult; a woman, girl, lady


bagyo

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


banig

a mattress, carpet or mat; especially a mat made of woven palm fronds


batasan

custom (frequent repetition of the same behavior)


batobato

the blue sea chub (Kyphosus cinerascens)


balatong

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balatuŋ.

Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis#Translingual

yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)


batiis

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batiəs (cf. bitiis).


bapor

From Spanish barco de vapor (“steamer, steamship”). From Spanish vapor, from Latin vapor.

der

any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat


bilanggoan

[bɪ.l̪ɐŋˈɡo.ʔɐn̪]


bawod

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of balod (“wave”)


baybayon

seashore; the coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean


bantay

[bɐn̪ˈt̪aɪ̯]


banwa

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua.


bahaw

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

inh+

Eudynamys orientalis
Eudynamys orientalis#Translingual


balaw

the amboina pine (Agathis dammara); a coniferous tree native to the Moluccas and the Philippines and the main source of dammara

dammara; an oleoresin obtained from this tree

the stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)


bilanggo

→ Hiligaynon: bilanggo

→ Tagalog: bilanggo
→ Ilocano: bilanggo

[bɪ.l̪ɐŋˈɡoʔ]

Uncertain. Either from Proto-Bisayan *bilaŋgu, or borrowed from Tamil விலங்கு (vilaṅku, “animal; fetters; shackles; manacles”).


balita

From Malay berita, from Sanskrit वार्त्ता (vārttā, “news”).


batog

the largesnout goby (Awaous melanocephalus)


baybay

[ˈbaɪ̯.bɐɪ̯]


bibingka

From Malay bingka (“cake made of rice flour, coconut milk, eggs and plum sugar”) with initial reduplication.

a rice cake made using rice flour, sugar and coconut milk and wrapped in banana leaves

(humorous) the female genitalia; the vulva or vagina


bilat

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Compare Hiligaynon bílat, Masbatenyo bilat, and Tausug bilat.

(often humorous, vulgar) Used to address one's close female friend


basol

black, wooly caterpillar, especially one that produces an itchy prick


binaboy

a small village or a group of houses under a barangay; a hamlet


binilanggo

[bɪ.n̪ɪ.l̪ɐŋˈɡoʔ]


bayabas

Borrowed from Spanish guayabas, plural form of guayaba, from Lokono guayabo (“guava tree”).


bayo

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

bay; a brown color of the coat of some horses


bitoon

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


budyong

a marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell


bugay

(informal, nonstandard) female equivalent of bugoy


bisikleta

Borrowed from Spanish bicicleta, from French bicyclette.


budhi

From Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi, “intelligence”).


batok

small area different in color from the rest of background


batok

(dialectal, Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of balalatok


buhi

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


buhi

act of setting something free (such as of cocks in a cockfight)


buhat

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhat, compare Indonesian buat.


bibi

Compare Hiligaynon bibi and Tagalog bibe.

a duck; any member of the form taxon of ducks


bibi

an edible saltwater clam, Venerupis philippinarum


bulahan

Lansium domesticum
Lansium domesticum#Translingual

lanzones tree (Lansium domesticum); a species of tree in the mahogany family


bukaw

the Philippine hawk-owl; a species complex of owls, in the family Strigidae, endemic to the Philippines

the Cebu hawk-owl or Cebu boobok (Ninox rumseyi); a species of owl endemic to Cebu, formerly considered a subspecies of the Philippine hawk-owl


bulalakaw

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bulalakaw (“shooting star; kind of spirit”).

inh+

(Visayan mythology) a deity described as a shining bird or human-bird hybrid


bulang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaŋ.

cockfight, especially one making use of gaffs


bulawan

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


labod

a millipede; any member of the class Diplopoda


parol

From Spanish farol, from Latin pharus, from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).


ligad

the Pacific tripletail (Lobotes pacificus)


bulinga

the ovary; the lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit


bungalon

the Indian mangrove (Avicennia officinalis)

Chrysopogon zizanioides
Chrysopogon zizanioides#Translingual


dayok

a preparation of fermented fish intestines


datilis

Muntingia calabura
Muntingia calabura#Translingual


dagway

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


damgo

a dream; imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping


dalagita

[d̪ɐ.l̪ɐˈɡi.t̪ɐ]

Diminutive of dalaga, from dalaga + -ita.


dapaw

the itchiness or skin irritation resulting from playing or walking in grass

an irritant in grass, including, but not limited to trichomes, pollen or sharp leaf margins


bulig

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliR.


dagami

From Proto-Philippine *daʀami (“rice straw”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀami.


dangaw

the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger; a handspan


dawat

Portunus pelagicus
Portunus pelagicus#Translingual

any of several crab species:
the flower crab (Portunus pelagicus)

the mangrove swimming crab (Thalamita crenata)

any of several crab species:
Thalamita danae


butang

From Proto-Bisayan *butaŋ. Compare Hiligaynon butang, Waray-Waray butang.

that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept


butang

a beating; the action by which someone is beaten


busay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəsay.


bunyag

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buniag.

(slang) rubbing dirt on someone's new pair of shoes


dalaga

[d̪ɐˈl̪a.ɡɐ]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa (“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”).


danaw

[ˈd̪a.n̪ɐʊ̯]

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


bungot

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522. Compare Tausug pungut, Malay janggut and Javanese jenggot.


dahon

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


buto

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Bikol Central buto (“penis”), Hiligaynon buto (“penis”), Ilocano buto (“penis”), Kapampangan butu (“penis”), and Tagalog buto (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)).
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
The first sense is displaced by itlog in most dialects. Compare Hiligaynon buto, Kapampangan butu (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”).


dalan

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dálan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan. Compare Amis lalan,
Bikol Central dalan, Chamorro chalan, Kapampangan dalan, Kavalan razan,
Malay jalan,
Tagalog daan.


dugwak

Ardea purpurea
Ardea purpurea#Translingual


dughan

(anatomy) the chest; the breast; the thorax; the bosom

the heart; the seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings etc.


dyanitor

Borrowed from English janitor, from Latin ianitor.


dungog

From Proto-Bisayan *dəŋəg, from Proto-Central Philippine *dəŋəg, from Proto-Philippine *dəŋəʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *dəŋəʀ. In the standard variety, replaced by pamati (“to hear”).

dinungganay

for siblings or close kin not to communicate to communicate directly but hear each other through letters or other people due to distance or strained relations

pakadungog

to hear many things; for someone to cause to hear


eleksyon

Borrowed from Spanish elección, from Latin ēlectiōn-, stem of ēlectiō (“choice, selection”), from ēligō (“I pluck out, I choose”).


ehersisyo

Borrowed from Spanish ejercicio, from Latin exercitium, from exerceō (“keep busy, work at”).

an exercise; a physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness


elepante

Heliotropium indicum; an annual, hirsute flowering plant and common weed native to Asia

traditional medicine
traditional medicine

the roots of this plant used in traditional medicine


dulang

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dulaŋ (“tray or low table”).


galab

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


espeho

Borrowed from Spanish espejo, from Vulgar Latin speclum, from Latin speculum.


estudyante

[ɪs̪.t̪ʊ.d͡ʒɐn̪ˈt̪i]


sisi

a barnacle; a crustacean in the subclass Cirripedia


militarista

[mɪ.l̪ɪ.t̪ɐˈɾ̪is̪.t̪ɐ]


gamot

From Proto-Philippine *ʀamut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀamut (“fibrous roots”).


tukar

Ang tukar ni Paulo.


sinodo

From Spanish sínodo, from Latin sinodus, from Ancient Greek σύνοδος (súnodos, “meeting”).


gatasan

the spotfin lionfish (Pterois antennata)


gapas

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapas, from Sanskrit कार्पास (kārpāsa, “cotton”).

Gossypium, a genus of plants used as a source of cotton fiber


gansa

From Spanish gansa, feminine of ganso,
from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*gans, “goose”), from Proto-Germanic *gans (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. Doublet of hansa. See also Tagalog gansa.


sanga

the giant oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris)


habyog

a sweet cloudy drink made from fermented sugar palm sap


hagad

Pterocarpus indicus
Pterocarpus indicus#Translingual


gaway

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gaway (“tentacles of octopus, squid, jellyfish”).


guyod

tiger pistol shrimp
tiger pistol shrimp#English

the tiger pistol shrimp (Alpheus bellulus)


habagat

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


gusok

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


ginhawa

From Proto-Bisayan *ginhawa, from Proto-Central Philippine *ginhawa, from Proto-Greater Central Philippine *gi-nihawa, from Proto-Philippine *nihawa (“breath”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa.


gutom

Coordinate term: kauhaw


debu

From English debut, from French début, from Middle French, derivative of débuter (“to move, begin”), from dé- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), from Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeud- (“to beat, push”).

der

a traditional coming-of-age party which celebrates a young woman's eighteenth birthday


karbon

Borrowed from Spanish carbón, from Latin carbōnem, singular accusative of carbō (“coal; charcoal”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker (“to burn”).

coal; a black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel


karbon

Named after Cebu's Carbon Market. In turn, named after the coal dumped in the vicinity of the, now present day, Carbon Market.


tinidor

[t̪ɪ.n̪ɪˈd̪oɾ̪]

Borrowed from Spanish tenedor, from tener + -dor. Doublet of tenant and tener.


bughaw

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


glu

From English glue, from Middle English glue, from Old French glu (“glue, birdlime”), from Late Latin glūs (stem glūt-), from Latin glūten.

(rare) glue; or any sticky adhesive substance


abana

Annona muricata
Annona muricata#Translingual


yosi

Backslang formed from the initial and final syllables of sigarilyo (“cigarette”): si-ga-ril-yo → yo-si


halimbawa

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


haligi

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

pillar (strong member of an organization)


kotse

Borrowed from Spanish coche (“car; coach; carriage”).


pwente

From puwente, from Spanish fuente, from Latin fōns.

a fountain ; an artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure

the structure from which an artificial fountain can issue


pwente

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


prutas

Borrowed from Spanish frutas, plural of fruta.

a fruit (especially one served to be eaten)


sari-sari store

From English sari-sari store, from Tagalog sari-sari + English store. Tagalog sari-sari is a reduplication of sari.


hamon

From Spanish jamón, from French jambon, an augmentative of jambe (“leg”).

ham; meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food


pikat

a childish gesture of pulling one's lower eyelid (at someone) in mockery


rosas

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

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


patatas

Borrowed from Spanish patatas, plural form of patata, from Taíno batata.


tito

Borrowed from Spanish tito, diminutive of tío (“uncle”), from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).

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


pakol

a hatchet; a small light axe with a short handle

a triggerfish; any of about 40 species of often brightly colored fish of the family Balistidae

Musa acuminata subsp. errans; a wild banana endemic to the Philippines


palos

the state of having the prepuce retractable

the state of being able to pull back the foreskin with ease


Amerikano

(archaic) American (native of the Americas)


maral

the Visayan leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis javanensis, syn. Prionailurus javanensis rabori) is a Sunda leopard cat subspecies


palaw

the giant swamp taro (Cyrtosperma merkusii)


lanzones

Lansium domesticum; a species of tree in the mahogany family


pulgas

From Spanish pulgas, plural of pulga, from Vulgar Latin *pulīca, from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plúsis (compare Sanskrit प्लुषि (plúṣi)).


galon

From English gallon, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”).

a gallon; a unit of volume equal to 3 pints


daro

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish arado; initial a is dropped and r on second syllable changed to d.


komiks

From English comics, from comic, from Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós, “relating to comedy”), from κῶμος (kômos, “carousal”).

der

comics; the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art


teknik

From English technique, borrowed from French technique (“technicality; branch of knowledge”), noun use of technique (“technical”), from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “of or pertaining to art, artistic, skilful”), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “art, handicraft”), from τίκτειν (tíktein, “to bring forth, produce, engender”).


kabo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabuq.


kabo

Borrowed from Spanish cabo (“corporal”).


diyos

From Diyos, borrowed from Spanish Dios, from Latin Deus.


terorista

a terrorist; a person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals


manong

From a clipping of Spanish hermano (“brother”) + -ng.

term of address for an elder brother: big bro

term of address for any man older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly man: mister


manang

From a clipping of Spanish hermana (“sister”) + -ng.

term of address for an elder sister: big sis

term of address for any woman older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly woman: ma'am


gak

the spiny bitter gourd (Momordica cochinchinensis)


yads

Reverse spelling of day + s, from initial clipping of inday.

(colloquial) a familiar term of address (see usage notes)


rosal

Gardenia; a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae

a double hibiscus; a type of ornamental plant in the genus Hibiscus that has more than five petals


samong

a species of top snail (Trochus niloticus)


hinganiban

Cognate with Hiligaynon hinganiban. Related to hinagiban, and perhaps obsolete hinganib.

(obsolete) any weapon, defensive or offensive


kabugaw

Citrus hystrix
Citrus hystrix#Translingual


tikling

a rail; any member of the family Rallidae

Gallirallus philippensis
Gallirallus philippensis#Translingual

the buff-banded rail (Gallirallus philippensis)


kabalyero

peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)


timbangan

scale (device used to measure mass or weight)


timawa

(historical) the feudal warrior class of the ancient Visayan societies of the Philippines


humbak

wake; the path left behind a ship on the surface of the water


eksamin

Borrowed from English examine, from Old French examiner, from Latin examinare.


manol

Jasminum sambac
Jasminum sambac#Translingual


abaga

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


abaniko

Iris domestica
Iris domestica#Translingual

an eskrima striking blow, resembling a fanning motion


akli

a medium-sized leguminous tree, Albizia acle


ngalan

From Proto-Philippine *ŋájan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋajan, from Proto-Austronesian *ŋajan.


abiso

Borrowed from Spanish aviso (“warning”), from Latin ad visum.


patik

a tattoo; an image made in the skin with ink and a needle

a seal; a mark of authentication; a stamp

a brand; a mark on the skin made by burning


kalesa

From Spanish calesa, from French calèche, from Czech kolesa.


bayi

Alternative spelling of baye (“female, woman”)


bawang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).


lunas

Bambusa vulgaris
Bambusa vulgaris#Translingual


peras

Borrowead from Spanish peras, plural of pera.


bombil

From New Latin Bougainvillea, after Louis Antoine de Bougainville French admiral + -a.


kord

From English cord, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”).

der

a long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber


kontes

From English contest, from French contester, from Old French, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”).


yaya

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


esmeralda

From Spanish esmeralda, from Old Spanish esmeralda, possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde, from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin.


tamarindo

Borrowed from Spanish tamarindo, from Old French tamarinde, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy).

تَمْر هِنْدِيّ


kodak

Borrowed from English kodak, genericized trademark from Kodak.

a camera; a device for taking still photographs


unggoy

the player with the unpaired card in a game of unggoyunggoy


asawa

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasawa.

inh+

Coordinate term: bana


kalsada

Borrowed from Spanish calzada, from Vulgar Latin *calciāta.


kapay

a fin; one of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver

a similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal

one of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming


bulik

the western king prawn (Melicertus latisulcatus)

the Japanese tiger prawn or kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus)


rabis

From English rabies, from Latin rabiēs, from rabiō.


koli

the armpit: the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder


ayam

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


abokado

Borrowed from Spanish avocado, from earlier Spanish aguacate, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl.


abukay

Cacatua haematuropygia
Cacatua haematuropygia#Translingual

red-vented cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)


pispis

a nestling; a small bird that is still confined to the nest


wiski

From English whiskey, from Irish uisce beatha and Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”), calque of Latin aqua vitae, from Proto-Celtic *udenskyos (“water”) + *biwotos (“life”).


turko

From Spanish turco. Compare Tagalog Arabo.

(offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar) any person resembling a Middle Eastern person; often used interchangeably with Bombay


sigbin

a creature of Philippine mythology, resembling a hornless goat, said to come out at night to suck the blood of victims from their shadows

(cryptozoology) a cryptid resembling a kangaroo or a deer


salak

the Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)


nitso

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


pulseras

Borrowed from Spanish pulseras, plural of pulsera.


uki

approval; endorsement; acceptance; acquiescence


bateri

From English battery, borrowed from Middle French batterie, from Old French baterie (“action of beating”), from batre (“battre”), from Latin battuō (“beat”), from Gaulish.

a battery; a device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or electrostatic cells


ekonomista

an expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories

an economist
one concerned with political economy


paa

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

inh+

a drumstick; the second joint of the leg bone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food


kodigo

Borrowing Spanish código, from Latin *codĭcus, regressive derivative of codicŭlus.


kapitalista

Borrowed from Spanish capitalista, from French capitaliste.


sangla

Often suggested as from Spanish sangrar (“to bleed”) although sarna (“scabies”) is more likely.


karakol

Borrowed from Spanish caracol (“snail”).

the imperial volute (Cymbiola imperialis)


dakop

From Proto-Philippine *dakəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dakəp, from Proto-Austronesian *dakəp.

seizure (act of taking possession, as by force or right of law)


tibo

a spindle snail or tulip snail; any member of the family Fasciolariidae


paisano

Borrowed from Spanish paisano, from Old French païsan, from Latin pagus (“countryside”).


plas

Borrowed from English plus, from Latin plus (“more”).


hagard

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


pabo

From Spanish pavo (“turkey”), from Latin pāvō.


serbis

From English service, from Old French servise (French: service), from the verb servir < Latin servitium, from servus (“servant; serf; slave”).

carpool, employee shuttle, school shuttle


doktora

doktor + -a, or from Spanish doctora (“female doctor”).


butas

a ritual offering to the spirits for a good harvest


interes

[ʔɪn̪.t̪eˈɾ̪is̪]


napo

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


lukso

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *luk(ə)suh.


batos

a goon; a thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence

a crony; trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization

a group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo

a group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus


prismo

From prism + -o; from English prismo, Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσματος (prísmatos), from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma, “something sawed”), from πρίζειν (prízein, “to saw”).

der

(geometry) a prism; a polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides

a transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light


timos

a cricket; an insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs


ligis

(historical) a wringer, consisting of a roller sandwiched between boards, the device is operated by stepping on the upper board in a seesaw fashion


ahedres

Borrowed from Spanish ajedrez (“chess”).


akasya

From Spanish acacia, from Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía, “shittah tree”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”), probably from Egyptian.


bukol

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkul. Doublet of bungkol.


palina

the mixture of twigs, leaves, herbs and charcoal embers used to start a smoke


kawat

wire, usually one used to conduct electricity


pomada

From English pomade, from French pommade (“ointment”), from Italian pomata, from pomo (“apple”), as such ointments were originally made from apples, + -ata (“(collective)”) (English -ade). Pomo is in turn from Latin pomum.

a pomade; a greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny


Berto

a diminutive of the male given names Roberto or Alberto


tinapay

[t̪ɪˈn̪a.pɐɪ̯]

Borrowed from Tagalog tinapay, from tapay + -in-.


arkipelago

Borrowed from English archipelago, from Italian Arcipelago (“the Chief Sea, the Aegean Sea”), from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “leading”) + πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”).


puthaw

Borrowed from Hokkien 斧頭／斧头 (pú-thâu, “axe”).


kalinaw

[kɐˈl̪i.n̪ɐʊ̯]


matang

a kind, a sort; a type, race or category


hitos

an isthmus; a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses


halimaw

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ. Cognates with Tagalog halimaw, Malay harimau.


intos

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


kandar

Barbodes lanaoensis; a cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in the Philippines


nipa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

inh+

Nypa fruticans
Nypa fruticans#Translingual

a palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans

the leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses


ubod

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubuj (“heart of palm, palm-cabbage”).

inh

a vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees; heart of palm


tusok

From Proto-Austronesian *tusuk (cf. Puyuma tusuk, Malay tusuk). Compare tuslok.

piercing (hole made in the body so that jewelry can be worn through it)

prick (small hole or perforation, caused by piercing)


matapobre

(idiomatic) one who looks down on others, particularly the poor; a snob


landak

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

the Philippine porcupine (Hystrix pumila)


bilar

a vigil in a wake that may include gambling and drinking


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.


baat

a bandage; a strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury


agor

a fringe-rush, Fimbristylis quinquangularis


sibuyas

Borrowed from Spanish cebolla, plural of cebolla.


Nana

a diminutive of the female given names Ana or Belina


baye

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi. Compare babaye (“woman”).

baye ang itoy

kudyapa nga baye

(by extension) term given to the smoother and usually larger species of plants as compared to the thornier or smaller variety


bangus

Chanos chanos
Chanos chanos#Translingual

the milkfish (Chanos chanos), an important food fish in southeast Asia


himatayon

himatayon nga bulan
himatayon nga bulan#Cebuano

short form of himatayon nga bulan (“last quarter, waning moon”)


baho

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

an odor; any smell, whether fragrant or offensive


baho

From Spanish bajo, from Late Latin bassus.

a male singer who sings in the bass range

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


boykot

Borrowed from English boycott, from Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880.


lampaso

a floor scrub; a half of an unhusked coconut shell used as a scrub


ternate

From English ternate, from blue ternate.


karab

a moorhen; any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula


sedula

Borrowed from Spanish cédula (“documentation”).


rali

From English rally, from Old French ralier (French rallier), from Latin prefix re- + ad + ligare (“to bind; to ally”).


hukom

Borrowed from Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm, “judgment”), possibly through Malay. Compare Kapampangan ukum, Maranao kukum (“to judge”), Tausug hukum (“to judge”), Malay hukum (حكم, “judgment”).


Sita

a diminutive of the female given names Rosita or Teresita


lusa

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lisehaq, from Proto-Austronesian *liseqeS. Compare Tagalog lisa.


tabi

talk; empty boasting, promises or claims

a rumor; a statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth

gossip; idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present


palis

Coordinate term: hapon

(obsolete) early to mid afternoon, between noon and 4 P.M.


pinis

Gallicolumba keayi
Gallicolumba keayi#Translingual

any of several bleeding-hearts found in the Philippines:

the Negros bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi)

Gallicolumba luzonica
Gallicolumba luzonica#Translingual

the Luzon bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica)

Gallicolumba crinigera
Gallicolumba crinigera#Translingual

the Mindanao bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera)

Gallicolumba menagei
Gallicolumba menagei#Translingual

the Sulu bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba menagei)

Gallicolumba platenae
Gallicolumba platenae#Translingual

the Mindoro bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba platenae))


seris

From English series, borrowed from Latin series, from serere (“to join together, bind”).

(broadcasting) a series; a television or radio program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals


luso

(anatomy) the penis; especially a man's penis


reperi

From English referee, from Middle English, from Old French past participle of referer (“to relate, to refer”), from Latin referre (“to carry back, to report, to notify”).

der

(sports) a referee; an umpire or judge; the official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game


sindikato

a syndicate; a similar group of gangsters engaged in organized crime


abentura

From Spanish aventura, from Latin adventura, from advenio.


tabuo

the spiny bitter gourd (Momordica cochinchinensis)


guno

a tropical silverside (Atherinomorus duodecimalis)

a hardyhead silverside (Atherinomorus lacunosus)

a sardinella; any fish of the genus Sardinella


kordon

From English cordon, from Middle English cordon, from Middle French cordon, diminutive of corde.

a cordon; a line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it


kordon

From Spanish cordón, borrowed from French cordon.


lagos

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


lukton

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *luk(e)tún (“young locust”).


samin

Borrowed from Malay cermin (cf. Tagalog salamin, Ilocano sarming).


okupante

an occupant; a person who occupies a place or a position


beterana

Borrowed from Spanish veterana, veterano, from Latin veterānus.


pundo

Borrowed from Spanish fondo, from Latin fundus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-mn.


esport

From English sport, from Middle English sporten (verb) and sport, spoort, sporte (noun), apheretic shortenings of disporten (verb) and disport, disporte (noun).

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


lansa

Borrowed from Spanish lancha, from Portuguese lancha, from Malay lancar.


baksidor

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


lungas

Semecarpus cuneiformis, a small tree found in lowland forests


tursi

From Spanish torcer, from Vulgar Latin *torcere, from Latin torquēre, from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn”).

to wring or twist a person's neck or arm


balanti

the mouse deer's poplar (Homalanthus populneus)


kinilaw

a Filipino ceviche dish consisting of cubed raw fish marinated in vinegar or calamondin juice along with vegetables and spices


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.

der

Citrus sinensis
Citrus sinensis#Translingual

an evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis

orange coloured and flavoured soft drink


lapad

a measure of liquid equal to the volume of the contents of such bottle


teks

From English text message, text, from Old French texte (“text”), from Medieval Latin textus (“the Scriptures, text, treatise”), from Latin textus (“style or texture of a work”), perfect passive participle of texō (“I weave”).

a text; a brief written message transmitted between mobile phones; an SMS text message


tutoy

either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in men

the breasts and upper thorax of a woman; the bust


latero

a roofer; a craftsman who lays, or repairs roofs


tabako

Borrowed from Spanish tabaco, either from Arabic طَبَاق (ṭabāq, “a type of medicinal herb”), also طُبَاق (ṭubāq), or from a Taíno word meaning "roll of tobacco leaves" or "a pipe for smoking tobacco".


kanibalismo

Borrowed from Spanish canibalismo. Alternatively analyzed as kanibal+-ismo.


gangan

(chiefly Southern Leyte) wild hops (Flemingia strobilifera)


aseras

[ʔɐˈs̪i.ɾ̪ɐs̪]

Borrowed from Spanish aceras, plural of acera.


kamay

From kamay, a regional variation of the word kalamay ("sugar").
Compare similar elisions in other languages, Cebuano balay, Cebuano bulan, Tagalog daan (“road”), Malay tidak.


tansan

Borrowed from Japanese 炭酸(たんさん) (tansan, “carbonated; carbonic acid”), an ellipsis of 炭酸飲料(たんさんいんりょう) (tansan inryō, “carbonated drink”), a genericized trademark by Clifford-Wilkinson Tansan Mineral Water Co., Ltd. popular in the Philippines in the early 20th century, initially romanized and introduced as "TANSAN" on metal bottlecaps and on English marketing material.


korason

Borrowed from Spanish corazón (“heart”).


hapas

a liniment; a topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis

a salve; an ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects


dungon

the Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)


banato

Mallotus philippensis
Mallotus philippensis#Translingual


pok

Gallinago megala
Gallinago megala#Translingual


asukar

[ʔɐˈs̪u.kɐɾ̪]


batal

hardened part of an otherwise soft or semisoft surface (such as of a lump or a blood clot)


biko

Borrowed from Hokkien 米糕 (bí-ko, “rice cake”).

bor+

dish of sticky rice cooked in coconut milk and brown sugar


sentral

From central azucarera. Literally, “sugar from the town's sugar mill”.

m-g

sugar from the town's <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">sugar mill</i>


sugal

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish jugar (“to play; to gamble”).


sapan

Biancaea sappan
Biancaea sappan#Translingual

Caesalpinia sappan
Caesalpinia sappan#Translingual

sappanwood (Biancaea sappan), syn. Caesalpinia sappan)


padol

From English paddle, from Middle English padell (“small spade”), from Medieval Latin padela, itself of uncertain origin: perhaps an alteration of *spaddle, a diminutive of spade; or from Latin patella (“pan, plate”), the diminutive of patina, or a merger of the two. Partly from the verb paddle (“to splash, dabble”).

a paddle; a bat-shaped spanking implement


pugis

the white lines that appear on skin after running a fingernail or scratching


Pina

a diminutive of the female given name Josefina


Poldo

a diminutive of the male given name Leopoldo


latab

whipfin silver-biddy (Gerres filamentosus)


sapatos

Borrowed from Spanish zapatos, plural of zapato (“shoe”).


takon

the heel; the part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel


sepulturero

ceb-noun

sepulturero (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜓᜇᜒᜇᜓ)


disa

Barbodes disa; a cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in the Philippines


pinya

Ananas comosus
Ananas comosus#Translingual

the fiber extracted from the leaves of this plant


lababo

From Spanish lavabo, from Latin lavābo, first person singular future imperfect indicative of lavāre.


senyora

From Spanish señora, feminine form of señor.

(archaic) an address to one's female employer

(sarcastic) an address to a lazy girl or lady, especially one's daughter. (see usage notes)


senyor

From Spanish señor, from Old Spanish sennor, from Latin senior, seniōrem (“elder”), comparative form of senex (“old”).

(archaic) an address to one's male employer

(sarcastic) an address to a lazy boy or man, especially one's son. (see usage notes)


spiderman

The spider is likened to Spider-Man's chest emblem.

an orb-weaver spider in the genus Argiope


manita

the female participant of a manito manita


matso

(colloquial, humorous) a cocksucker. See usage notes.


lamesa

From Spanish la mesa, from Vulgar Latin mēsa, from Latin mēnsa.

a table; an item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs

a desk; a table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers; it often has a drawer or repository underneath


bakaka

the stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)


lalao

[l̪ɐ.l̪ɐˈʔo]


mamoy

The word baboy pronounced with a garbled cleft lip accent.

(offensive, often humorous) a pig; any member of the genus Sus


hilis

an abrasion; the act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction


payen

Ardisia confertiflora; a tree or shrub endemic to Mindoro, the Babuyan islands and Batanes in the Philippines


lali

Coryphaena hippurus
Coryphaena hippurus#Translingual

Talang queenfish (Scomberoides commersonnianus)

doublespotted queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)


anod

From Proto-Austronesian *qañud. Compare Tagalog anod.

person who drifted toward somewhere or something


pusil

→ Western Bukidnon Manobo: pusil


makopa

Syzygium samarangense
Syzygium samarangense#Translingual


balimbing

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliŋbiŋ. Compare Bikol Central balimbing, Tausug baymbing, and Malay belimbing.

Averrhoa carambola
Averrhoa carambola#Translingual

Averrhoa carambola; a species of tree in the family Oxalidaceae

the fruit of this tree; carambola; star fruit


guyabano

Annona muricata
Annona muricata#Translingual


kalamansi

Probably borrowed from Tagalog kalamansi.

Citrus × microcarpa
Citrus × microcarpa#Translingual

Citrofortunella mitis
Citrofortunella mitis

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


sayote

From Spanish chayote, from Classical Nahuatl chayohtli.

Sechium edule
Sechium edule#Translingual

Sechium edule, a tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable


mansanas

Borrowed from Spanish manzanas, plural of manzana (“apple”).


sinigwelas

From Spanish ciruela, from Latin cereŏla, an abbreviation of cereola pruna (“wax”) (“wax-coloured plums”).

(nonstandard) the jocote (Spondias purpurea); a tree in the cashew family Anacardiaceae


nangka

Artocarpus heterophyllus
Artocarpus heterophyllus#Translingual

the jackfruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus)


atis

Annona squamosa
Annona squamosa#Translingual


lansones

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish lanzones, lanzón.

Lansium domesticum
Lansium domesticum#Translingual


bael

Aegle marmelos
Aegle marmelos#Translingual


tsa

Ultimately borrowed from Cantonese 茶 (caa⁴), possibly via Portuguese chá and next via Philippine Spanish cha.

Vademecum filipino o manual de conversación familiar español-tágalog


black knight

(slang) a dark-colored undetermined species of spider used in spider fighting


hipag

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hipaR.


timonel

(nautical) a helmsman; a member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering; a steersman


alatan

a grunt; any member of the family Haemulidae

the trout sweetlips (Plectorhinchus pictus)


lubi

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

Pigafetta

Cocos nucifera
Cocos nucifera#Translingual


almes

Ziziphus lotus
Ziziphus lotus#Translingual


lumot

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

moss; any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the division Bryophyta

lichen; any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of fungi and algae; often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc.

any of the various green algae found on concrete walls and as a film on a surface of water


uwan

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


bayu

(back slang, colloquial, originally gay slang) boyfriend; girlfriend; lover


batang

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


pirot

golden-headed cisticola
golden-headed cisticola

the golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis)


pagil

Northern Palawan bearded pig (Sus ahoenobarbus)


nipay

Mucuna pruriens
Mucuna pruriens#Translingual


taytay

[ˈt̪aɪ̯.t̪ɐɪ̯]

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


duryan

Borrowed from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duʀi-an, from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”).


santal

Ixora, the only genus in the tribe Ixoreae, flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family


silisili

Anhinga melanogaster
Anhinga melanogaster#Translingual

the Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)


silisili

Reduplication of sili. Named after its seed pod.

the fringed spider spiderflower (Cleome rutidosperma)


makina

Borrowed from Spanish máquina, from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Ancient Greek μαχανά (makhaná).


duwa

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


abilidad

Borrowed from Spanish habilidad, from Latin habilitās.


inin

Short for get in, the command signaling the start of the game. From English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én.

a game where one team attempts to clear sections of a field while the members of the opposing side, with arms outstretched, try to guard their designated line


pantasma

Borrowed from Spanish fantasma, borrowed from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “image, phantom”), from φαντάζω (phantázō, “I make visible”), from φαίνω (phaínō, “I cause to appear, bring to light”).

(Cebu, folklore) light or flame that has the ability to copy the size, shape or height of the thing it is standing next to


tigidig

[t̪ɪ.ɡɪˈd̪iɡ]


ayan

a stone or coin used as marker in games like hopscotch

a stone or coin used as a shooter in a game of taksi or igoigo

the taw or shooter; the marble used to shoot ducks with in a game of marbles

the main card used in a game of apirapir; the trading card used during the execution of slapping of hands so as not to crumple or risk damaging the rest of the player's cards

the slipper or sandal or rock used as a shooter in bato-lata


uban

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.


ulang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, compare Malay udang.

inh+

the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)


apir

From English up here!, used to solicit a high five.


senaryo

From English scenario, from Italian scenario, borrowed from Late Latin scaenarium, from Latin scaena.

an outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work

a screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it

an outline or model of a hypothetical event


sulid

a fusilier; any member of the family Caesionidae

a twine; a strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together


gisok

Shorea falciferoides, a tree found in Borneo and the Philippines


umal

a piece of land depleted of minerals due to agriculture


kago

Philippine flying lemur
Philippine flying lemur

the Philippine flying lemur (Cynocephalus volans); one of two species of flying lemurs, and the only member of the genus Cynocephalus


lalaki

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

male human, especially an adult; a man, boy


igat

(often derogatory) a girl or woman who wears inappropriate and racy clothing

(often derogatory) a woman who flirts or plays with men's affections; a coquette, a flirt

(often derogatory) a pert, flirtatious or impudent young woman; a minx

(often derogatory) a slut; a sexually promiscuous woman or girl


silber

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

silver; a lustrous, white, metallic element


aruma

Vachellia farnesiana
Vachellia farnesiana#Translingual


Belen

From Spanish Belen. Also short for Belinda.

a diminutive of the female given name Belinda


trak

Borrowed from English truck, perhaps a shortening of truckle, related to Latin trochus (“iron hoop, wheel”) from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós).

truck (US, Canada, Australia); lorry (UK)


lungsod

desctree

→ Tagalog: lungsod (“city”)
→ Bikol Central: lungsod

[l̪ʊŋˈs̪od̪]


subang

primerong/unang subang

ikaduhang/ikatulong (and so on) subang

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

subang ang bulan
subang ang bulan#Cebuano

short form of subang ang bulan (“first quarter”)


sarsa

From Spanish salsa, from Vulgar Latin *salsa, noun use of the feminine of Latin salsus (“salted”), from saliō, from sal. Doublet of salsa.


linga

an evergreen shrub, Mahonia philippinensis


Maribel

From Spanish Maribel, from Blend of Maria + Isabel.


pastil

a rice dish often with beef and fish and rolled in banana leaves


pastil

a savory pastry filled with beans and noodles


Kardo

a diminutive of the male given name Ricardo


galot

the bluelined coralcod (Cephalopholis boenak)


piang

a lame body part; a body part impaired or disabled by injury


tugas

molave (tree, Vitex parviflora or Vitex cofassus species, and its wood)


belen

Borrowed from Spanish belén, from Belén (“Bethlehem”).


duwende

Borrowed from Spanish duende, from Old Spanish duen de casa or dueño de la casa (“master of the house”).


Rael

a diminutive of the male given name Israel


polbos

Borrowed from Spanish polvos, plural of polvo (“powder”), from Vulgar Latin *pulvus, from Latin pulvis.


ondin

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

an undine; a female water sprite or nymph


holdap

a hold up; robbery at gunpoint or knifepoint


nobela

From Spanish novela, from Italian novella (“tale”), from Latin novella, substantivized neuter plural form of novellus (“new, novel”).

a novel; a work of prose fiction, longer than a short story


suspensyon

From English suspension, from Late Latin suspensiō, suspensiōnem (“arching, vaulting; suspension”), from suspendēre, from suspendō (“to hang up, to suspend”), from sub- (“under”) + pendere (from pendō (“to hang, to suspend”), from Proto-Italic *pendō (“to hang, to put in a hanging position”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pénd-e-ti, from *(s)pend- (“to pull; to spin”)).


aktres

an actress; a female who performs on stage and film


akwaryum

From English aquarium, borrowed from Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua -arium.

a public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited


miyembro

Borrowed from Spanish miembro, from Latin membrum.

miyembro sa simbahan


alahas

From Spanish alhaja, alhajas, from حَاجَة (ḥāja, “necessary thing; valuable thing”) or حِلْيَة (ḥilya, “ornament”).


rosaryo

Borrowed from Spanish rosario (“rosary”).


berdugo

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

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


berdugo

Named after the bird's butchering feeding habit.

Lanius schach
Lanius schach#Translingual


almirol

[ʔɐl̪.mɪˈɾ̪ol̪]


bentilador

ceb-noun

bentiladór (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜇᜓᜇ᜔)


bulsa

From Spanish bolsa, from Late Latin bursa, from the Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide, wine-skin”).

der

a pocket; a small bag inside a garment for carrying small items

(obsolete) a sack; a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee


kamatis

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


repolyo

Borrowed from Spanish repollo, from re- + Latin pullus (“sprout of a plant”).

Brassica oleracea var. capitata#Translingual

cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)


sayaw

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sayaw (“to make movements”).

inh+

[ˈs̪a.d͡ʒɐʊ̯]

a dance; a sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music


sayaw

[ˈs̪a.d͡ʒɐʊ̯]

the edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)

a swift; a small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight


buwisit

Borrowed from Hokkien 無衣食／无衣食 (bô-ui-si̍t, “to be out of luck; to have bad luck”, literally “without clothes and food”).


pangalan

Unsa'y imong pangalan?


barakuda

From Spanish barracuda, perhaps from a Cariban term.

a barracuda; any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators


baksan

the reticulated python (Malayapython reticulatus)


utok

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak.


muklo

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


arbol

Delonix regia
Delonix regia#Translingual


pog

an individual piece in the game of milk caps


ihi

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ihiq.


pandesal

Borrowed from Spanish pan de sal (“salt bread”).

bor+

a kind of bread roll, popular in the Philippines, usually eaten at breakfast


amurado

a variety of banana that bears red fruit


kambang

the tiger bass (Terapon jarbua); a grunter from the Indo-Pacific


balut

Reborrowed from English balut, from Cebuano balut. Credited to Edgar Woolbright.


sumon

Borrowed from English summons, from Middle English somouns, from Old French sumunce, from Vulgar Latin *summonsa.

(law) summons; a notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness


balot

an Asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell


nanay

From Philippine Spanish nana (“mommy”) + -ay (“female diminutive suffix”).

an affectionate or honorific term for an older woman


bathala

From Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra, “revered, worshipful”). Likely related to Batara Guru.


sabali

(historical) someone who is a datu by marriage


duto

the spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)


manini

the convict tang or manini (Acanthurus triostegus)


kaso

Borrowed from Spanish caso, from Latin casus.

(medicine) case (instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms)


itik

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *itik.

inh+

a duck; any member of the family Anatidae


katmon

Dillenia philippinensis, a species of tree endemic to the Philippines


duranta

From the genus name. From translingual Duranta.

any member of the genus Duranta, especially the golden dewdrop (Duranta erecta)


mangla

the scorpion mood cloop (Thalassina anomala)


kontraktor

From English contractor, borrowed from Late Latin contractor, from Latin contractus.

a person or company that builds or improves buildings

a person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects

a person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.


siopao

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

siopao; Chinese steamed stuffed bun; baozi (usually char siu bao, especially the Philippine variant)


miit

the yellowish bulbul (Hypsipetes everetti)


hayop

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *háyup. Compare Bikol Central hayop and Tagalog hayop.


mmk

Initialism, from the television drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya.

(slang) a melodramatic confrontation; a public display of conflict between family, friends or lovers often involving shouting and crying


bayugo

Entada phaseoloides
Wikispecies:Entada phaseoloides


uwang

the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)


uhaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quhaw, from Proto-Austronesian *quSaw.

Coordinate term: gutom


kulis

Brassica oleracea var. acephala#Translingual

collard (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)


katol

Borrowed from Japanese 蚊取(かと)り (katori), as in 蚊取(かと)り線香(せんこう) (katorisenkō), borrowed in via a genericized trademark brand introduced as “KATOL” around the early 20th century by Azumi & Co., Ltd., a Japanese company from Osaka, Japan.


sabon

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish jabón, from Old Spanish xabon.


tapos

the last day of the novena for a dead person


koral

From Spanish corral (“enclosure”), from Vulgar Latin curralis, from currus (“chariot”).


batat

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


kagwang

→ English kagwang

→ Finnish kaguaani

the Philippine flying lemur (Cynocephalus volans); one of two species of flying lemurs, and the only member of the genus Cynocephalus


desimal

Borrowed from English decimal, from Medieval Latin decimalis, from Latin decimus, from decem, ten + adjective suffix -alis.


baliti

various species of Philippine ficus trees, a number of which are strangler figs


mesetas

From masetas, from Spanish macetas, plural of maceta (“a flowerpot”).

a plant or plants; especially potted ones


kalayan

Gallirallus calayanensis
Gallirallus calayanensis#Translingual

the Calayan rail (Gallirallus calayanensis)


tisis

From Spanish tisis, from Latin phthisis, from Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis, “consumption, decline, wasting away”).


tisis

From English thesis, from Latin thesis, from Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis, “a proposition, a statement, a thing laid down, thesis in rhetoric, thesis in prosody”).


apali

Dioscorea esculenta
Dioscorea esculenta#Translingual


likin

Syzygium cumini
Syzygium cumini#Translingual

tobacco rolled in leaves of the Syzygium cumini tree


dalingding

the smaller lateral root; the tertiary root of plants


kabata

Form ka- + bata. Compare Tagalog kabata.


mangsi

a flying fish; a tropical marine fish of the family Exocoetidae


adas

the Mindoro stripe-faced fruit bat (Styloctenium mindorensis)


chinese

a narrow strip of rubber, usually a meter long, used in various jumping games


direktori

From English directory, from Middle English directorie, from Medieval Latin directorium.


bagad

nature; the innate characteristics of a thing


timonero

a helmsman; a member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering; a steersman


Boholano

a person born and native to the island of Bohol, Philippines


lumpia

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


translacion

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish translación, from Latin trānslātiō.

ubor

the transfer of an image or holy relic from one shrine to another; a translation


kubing

the garish hind (Cephalopholis igarashiensis)

the Pacific tripletail (Lobotes pacificus)


pildi

Clipping of pildero or pildiro (“a loser”).


labandera

[l̪ɐ.bɐn̪ˈd̪i.ɾ̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish lavandera (“laundrywoman”).

female equivalent of labandero: a laundrywoman; a washerwoman


labaha

Clipped compound of Spanish la (“the”) + navaja (“penknife”).


dehado

Borrowed from Spanish dejado (“left behind”).


komite

Borrowed from Spanish comité, from French comité, from English committee.


pilak

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
From Malay perak, from Proto-Malayic *pirak, of Khmer origin.

silver; a lustrous, white, metallic element


hibi

From Hokkien 蝦米／虾米 (hê-bí, “dried shrimp”).


hibi

Spondias dulcis
Spondias dulcis#Translingual


lumboy

Syzygium cumini; an evergreen tree in the family Myrtaceae

(colloquial) tobacco rolled in a leaf of this tree


longganisa

longaniza (Filipino sausage of Spanish origin)


utot

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


holmigas

Borrowed from Spanish hormiga, hormigas.


tabigi

cannonball mangrove (Xylocarpus granatum)


boyoyoy

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


adbentyur

From English adventure, from Middle English aventure, aunter, anter, from Old French aventure, from Late Latin adventurus, from Latin advenire, adventum (“to arrive”), which in the Romance languages took the sense of "to happen, befall" (see also advene).


iring-iring

an item resembling a cat (i.e. a statue or toy)


dyet

(rare) a type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers


ahos

Borrowed from Spanish ajos, plural of ajo.

Allium sativum
Allium sativum#Translingual

garlic (Allium sativum); a plant related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking


itom-itom

[ʔɪˌt̪om ʔɪˈt̪om]


lasuna

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
From Sanskrit लशुन (laśuna, “garlic, onion”).


ihawan

an abattoir; a place where animals are slaughtered; a slaughterhouse


pasongan

From pasong + -an, from Sanskrit पशु (paśu, “cattle”).


kanding

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

(humorous) person who dislikes taking a bath or one who doesn't shower, especially children

(humorous) person who eats vegetables, especially leafy greens, uncooked


wakwak

Onomatopoeic; named after its supposed call.

(folklore) a vampiric bird-like creature

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


wakwak

Associated with the wakwak for being nocturnal. Also a reverse spelling of kawkaw.

the Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus)


wakwak

the starburst bush (Clerodendrum quadriloculare)


kerida

Borrowed from Spanish querida (“mistress”).


anay

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *anay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.


atsuete

From Philippine Spanish achuete, variant of Mexican Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.

Bixa orellana
Bixa orellana#Translingual

Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub

an orange-red dye obtained from this seed


kutson

From Spanish colchón (“mattress”), from Latin culcita.


kuwitis

Borrowed from Spanish cohete (“rocket”), from Catalan coet.


dugho

a bedbug; a small nocturnal insect of the family Cimicidae that feed on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded hosts


tagiptip

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

the dirt removed when rubbing or scrubbing skin


patern

From English pattern, from earlier patten, paterne, from Middle English patron (“patron; example”), from Old French patron, from Medieval Latin patrōnus (“patron”).


karaho

(sometimes humorous) dick; dickhead (person)

variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus)


koneho

Borrowed from Spanish conejo (“rabbit”).

(vulgar, offensive, dated) an unpleasant or objectionable person


kuting

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutiŋ. Compare Bikol Central & Tagalog kuting, Indonesian & Malay kucing.


letse

Borrowed from Spanish leche (“milk”), as in from Spanish me cago en la leche (“I shit in the milk”).


espeling

the act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography

the manner of spelling of words; correct spelling


magtutudlo

a teacher, especially one employed in school

a professor; a teacher or faculty member at a college or university


tudlo

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


kandingkanding

any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters


binignit

a dish of taro, sweet potatoes, sago pearls, landang and plantains (sometimes with jackfruit meat and sticky rice) cooked in coconut milk


baboybaboy

a woodlouse; any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark


sagingsaging

any member of the genera Heliconia and Strelitzia


landang

the starch from the buri palm (Corypha) used as a food thickener


paryente

Borrowed from Spanish pariente (“relative”), from Latin parēns, parentis.


binga

a baler shell; any member of the genus Melo


bituon

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

Kahayag sa mga bituon karon!


hipon

a condiment paste made of fermented or salted krill

a dish of sautéed krill paste with garlic and onions

Averrhoa bilimbi
Averrhoa bilimbi#Translingual

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


tiguwang igat

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

(often derogatory, humorous) a coquettish older woman

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


kinatawo

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

nature of a person; inborn character and inherent tendencies


tiguwang

[t̪ɪˈɡu.wɐŋ]

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


irong buang

/ʔiˌɾoŋ ˈbuʔaŋ/

[ʔɪˌɾ̪oŋ ˈbu.ʔɐŋ]


galay

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


dako

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.


kamoteng kahoy

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

Manihot esculenta
Manihot esculenta#Translingual

the tropical plant, Manihot esculenta (cassava)


tamatis

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

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum#Translingual

a widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit

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


tawo

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

tawo ni Marcos

Walay tawo sa balay.


sibuyas bombay

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


baboy ihas

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

the Philippine warty pig (Sus philippensis)


kaldero

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


kamote

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

bor+

Ipomoea batatas
Ipomoea batatas#Translingual


kahoy

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


kamot

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


isdaa

Unsang isdaa?

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

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

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

Unsang isdaa molupad?

Unsang isdaa ang nanganak nimo?


tubatuba

Jatropha curcas
Jatropha curcas#Translingual


habalhabal

→ English: habal-habal, habel-habel

→ Tagalog: habal-habal

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


bulbol

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

der+

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


tiil

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

(zoology) any equivalent body part of an animal

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

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

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


binuhi

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


gibuhi

something or someone being raised or bred, a pet


nagbuhi

Si Cristo ang nagbuhi ni Lazaro.

Christ was the one who raised Lazarus from the dead.

Kinsay nagbuhi anang manok? Akong mama.

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

Kinsay nagbuhi sa mga iro?

Kinsay nagbuhi sa pisi?


hilawas

(euphemistic) coitus; sexual intercourse


tuyom

the lime sea urchin (Diadema antillarum)

the longspined sea urchin (Diadema setosum)

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

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


swaki

the common sea urchin (Echinus esculentus)

the collector urchin (Tripneustes gratilla)

the white urchin (Tripneustes depressus)


ilaga

[ʔɪ.l̪ɐˈɡaʔ]

rat (medium-sized rodent of Genus Rattus)


tabili

a skink; a lizard of the family Scincidae


iyot

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


dagan

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

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

time elapsed during which something happened


abog

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


lamok

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


lawas

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.


tyubibo

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


gubatgubat

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


pusil-pusil

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


gubat

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


habol

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habəl.


sumbol

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

blend

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


lastiko

Clipping of elastiko, from Spanish elástico.


sunog

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


killage

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

(humorous) the area beside or around a gated community


liog

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

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

chicken neck, especially as an item of food


hunghong

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


pangag

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


banakon

Ophiophagus hannah
Ophiophagus hannah#Translingual


ugangan

[ʔʊˈɡa.ŋɐn̪]

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


inahan

Coordinate term: amahan


ig-agaw

[ʔɪɡˈʔa.ɡɐʊ̯]

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


amahan

Coordinate term: inahan


tiyo

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

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


tiya

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

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


apo-sa-sungay

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


apo-sa-sungkod

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


apo-sa-tuhod

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


gigikanan

[ɡɪ.ɡɪˈka.n̪ɐn̪]


ginikanan

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


buriring

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

the Bennett's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster bennetti)

the compressed toby (Canthigaster compressa)

the honeycomb toby (Canthigaster janthinoptera)

the Valentin's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini)

the longspined porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus)


buring

(offensive, vulgar) diminutive of burikat: prostitute


burikat

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

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


tunok

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


tuhod

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

Pigafetta

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


sungay

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


yabe

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


kwaknit

any member of the order Chiroptera; a bat

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


yawe

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


buynas

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


esnatser

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

a snatcher; a thief who steals by snatching


sudlay

[ˈs̪ud̪.l̪ɐɪ̯]

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


dugdog

Alternative form of dalugdog (“thunder”)


pan burikat

a bread with a sticky and brightly colored paste filling


kasagbotan

an area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation; a grassland


itoy

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


kalibonan

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

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


karmelitos

ceb-noun

karmelítos (Badlit spelling ᜃᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜎᜒᜆᜓᜐ᜔)

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


bungi

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


dugos

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


bugaw

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


lugawan

a stall or diner that primarily serves rice porridge


pospas

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

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


sampurado

champorado (a sweet chocolate rice porridge in Philippine cuisine)


meryinda

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


linog

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


tukaw

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


tabliya

Borrowed from Spanish tablilla (“tablet”).

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


lugaw

rice porridge (especially the plain one)


kasing

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


sikwate

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


kasingkasing

kásingkásing (Badlit spelling ᜃᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

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


mutya

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

(figurative) something precious or valued highly


uwak

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


buntog

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

a quail; any member of the genus Coturnix

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


mamasang

From Japanese ママ with the honorific title さん.


mamamarang

a person who practices barang; a sorcerer or witch


sud-an

an item of food eaten with rice; a viand


bugdo

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


bugtong

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

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


kagaw

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


baay

the intoxicating yam (Dioscorea hispida)


patay

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


balhibo

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


garab

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


bangas

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


amega

Deliberate and exaggerated mispronunciation of amiga.

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

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


takyan

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

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


kurikit

a game similar to kick the can; where the it finds and tags the other players by calling out "kurikit" preceded or followed by the tagged person's name, the captured player can be saved by kicking or tipping the can


luha

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

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


polis dunggab

a variation of hide and seek, where the it finds and tags the other person by yelling "bang!". the tagged person can be saved by touching the it (or as if acting out a stabbing) and calling out "tsak!"


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”).


manyakis

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


tambasakan

a mudskipper; any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae


binggit

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


lamlam

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


bayot

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

male-to-female transgender, transvestite or transexual person

(colloquial, familiar, see usage notes) Term of address.

(colloquial, derogatory) coward; weakling


bigaon

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

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


matag tiki

[mɐˌt̪aɡ t̪ɪˈkiʔ]

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


limonsito

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

Citrus × microcarpa
Citrus × microcarpa#Translingual

Citrofortunella mitis
Citrofortunella mitis

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


igsoon

Alternative spelling of igsuon (“sibling”)


bakukang

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


indayinday

a stinkbug; a common name applied to various insects of the Hemiptera order (the "true bugs"), in the Heteroptera suborder, principally in the superfamilies Pentatomoidea and Coreoidea

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


sip-on

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


sulom

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


inday

[ʔɪn̪ˈd̪aɪ̯]

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


tatay

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

suffix

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

an affectionate or honorific term for an older man


luthang

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


tambaloslos

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


pilok

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


kilay

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


atabay

[ʔɐˈt̪a.bɐɪ̯]

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


purlon

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


bitok

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

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


tabay

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


sanggot

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


engkanto

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

bor+

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


lungon

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luŋun.


ulod

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


ilok

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


sangay

(familiar) address to a person with the same name


ipos

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


bugnay

a Queensland cherry tree (Antidesma bunius)


uling

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


kinhason

shellfish except echinoderms and crustaceans


hagok

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


balungbong

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


bugok

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


lanot

Strophanthus caudatus; a liana in the dogbane family


lomboy

Syzygium cumini; an evergreen tree in the family Myrtaceae

(colloquial) tobacco rolled in a leaf of this tree


kalayo

[kɐ.l̪ɐˈd͡ʒoʔ]


kalayo

Metro Cebu, Northern Cebu, Masbate, Northern Leyte

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


guso

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


pahak

an accidental or deliberate shorter cut than most hair


mananabtan

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


sabat amen

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

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

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

someone who injects themselves in issues they are not directly involved


musoleyo

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


sementeryo

ceb-noun

sementéryo (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)


ispat

a flashlight; a battery-powered hand-held lightsource


kalanggaman

all the birds or all the birds in an area


kahayopan

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


bukton

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


kiyod

the movement of one's hips when thrusting; humping


agwas

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


buktot

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *beketut.

inh+

the horn-nosed boxfish (Ostracion rhinorhynchos)

the green tiger prawn (Penaeus semisulcatus)


lubong

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


lawgaw

[l̪ɐʊ̯ˈɡaʊ̯]


habak

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


tikasan

a person who swindles, cheats or defrauds; a swindler


motorsiklo

ceb-noun

motorsíklo (Badlit spelling ᜋᜓᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜓ)

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


batil

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


utotutot

the stinking passionflower (Passiflora foetida)


sinawsinaw

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


tihik

a miser or stingy person; a niggard; a scrooge


alindanaw

[ʔɐ.l̪ɪn̪ˈd̪a.n̪ɐʊ̯]


alindahaw

[ʔɐ.l̪ɪn̪ˈd̪a.hɐʊ̯]

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


salibo

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


palad

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

Pigafetta

Eleusine indica
Eleusine indica#Translingual

Cynodon dactylon
Cynodon dactylon#Translingual


palad

rough-scale tongue sole (Cynoglossus lida)

speckled tonguesole (Cynoglossus puncticeps)


kalasangan

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

a forestland; land covered by trees, forests, woodlands


kakahoyan

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

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

land covered with woody vegetation; a woodland


tigulang

[t̪ɪˈɡu.l̪ɐŋ]


magulang

[mɐˈɡu.l̪ɐŋ]


tirang

an ogress-like creature in Visayan folklore


tangkong

Ipomoea aquatica
Ipomoea aquatica#Translingual

the leaves and stem of this plant used as a vegetable


agbati

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


lawod

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

inh+

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


macho dancer

a male stripper who works in a strip club


tirong

an ogre-like creature in Visayan folklore


litson

a roasted suckling piglet; a roasted pig


batong

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


lechon

(proscribed) a roasted suckling piglet; a roasted pig


mansanitas

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

Muntingia calabura
Muntingia calabura#Translingual


tingkarol

the collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)


hagtok

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


tingkagol

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


hantak

heads or tails, usually as a form of illegal gambling


suwang

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


babalu

After Filipino comedian and actor Babalu.

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


pampam

Possibly from English pan-pan (“post-WWII Japanese prostitute catering to American soldiers”), from Japanese パンパン (panpan) as per Potet (2016), an ellipsis of パンパンガール (panpangāru), possibly from English pompom girl as a WW2 American military slang. Stephen Trussel claims it was derived from Proto-Philippine *pampám (“prostitute”), but he also noted it was possibly a loan distribution with an unclear source. See also Japanese ぱんぱん and English pum-pum.

bor

(offensive, vulgar) prostitute; harlot; whore


amasona

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


aswang

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

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


aswang

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


san-aw

the drippings from a roasted pig or chicken


kalagkalag

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


tambis

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


kalag

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


kimay

a person with a broken wrist or deformed hands

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


watsinanggo

Tua nasad tong mga watsinanggo ay!


krismas

From English Christmas, from Old English Cristes mæsse.


guwatsinanggo

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


ukoy

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

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


mutsatsa

From Spanish muchacha, feminine equivalent of muchacho.

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


mutsatso

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

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


kalkulador

From Spanish calculador, from Latin calculātor.


kinugay

a coarse brown sugar from crystallized molasses


kalamay

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

cog

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


uhipan

a centipede; any member of the class Chilopoda


baktin

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

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


bagabaga

a pinecone soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan)


trentren

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


mangliw

a katydid; any member of the family Tettigoniidae


bahag

→ Spanish: bahague

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaʀ.

inh+

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


kugan

scab; in incrustation over a wound or sore


mangtas

a monster; a terrifying and dangerous creature


ensomada

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

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


ensaymada

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


unano

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


piaya

a muscovado-filled flatbread from the Philippines


biyuda

Borrowed from Spanish viuda, from Latin vidua.


buongon

Citrus maxima
Citrus maxima#Translingual


santo papa

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

the stinking passionflower (Passiflora foetida)


sambag

Tamarindus indica
Tamarindus indica#Translingual


kapayason

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


kamansili

From Mexican Spanish guamúchil, from Classical Nahuatl cuauhmochitl.

Pithecellobium dulce
Pithecellobium dulce#Translingual


kapayas

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

Carica papaya
Carica papaya#Translingual


biyatilis

Leucaena leucocephala
Leucaena leucocephala#Translingual

the white popinac (Leucaena leucocephala)


kabaryo

a resident of a barangay where one resides


buwahan

Lansium domesticum
Lansium domesticum#Translingual

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


kalamantigi

Impatiens balsamina
Impatiens balsamina#Translingual


pabuto

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


ipil

→ English: ipil

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


kalatsutsi

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

frangipani; any member of the genus Plumeria


sikwa

Borrowed from Cantonese 絲瓜／丝瓜 (si1 gwaa1).

Luffa aegyptiaca
Luffa aegyptiaca#Translingual

Luffa acutangula
Luffa acutangula#Translingual

either of the two loofah vines Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula

the fruit of these plants used in cooking


tawong

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


kamunggay

[kɐ.mʊŋˈɡaɪ̯]

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

Moringa oleifera
Moringa oleifera#Translingual


kalabasa

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

the flower of this plant used in cooking


babayeng ikogan

(offensive) a transgender, transsexual or transvestite man

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


humota

Unsa nang humota?


ikog

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


gisantes

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


umang

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

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


wawaw

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


ibyok

Arenga pinnata
Arenga pinnata#Translingual

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

the immature fruit of this tree used as a fruit preserve


bangkiyod

a Philippine pied fantail (Rhipidura nigritorquis)


bolinaw

anchovy, esp. the Philippine anchovy (Encrasicholina oligobranchus)


bulinaw

[bʊˈl̪i.n̪ɐʊ̯]


nukos

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


utok bolinaw

someone who is not intelligent; a birdbrain; a peabrain


kugita

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

an octopus that is bigger than a tabugok