kanto lingo in English

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Etymology: From Tagalog kanto (“street corner”) + lingo. See also Tagalog salitang-kalye. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|kanto|lingo|lang1=tl|t1=street corner}} Tagalog kanto (“street corner”) + lingo, {{noncog|tl|salitang-kalye}} Tagalog salitang-kalye Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kanto lingo (uncountable)

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      },
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      "name": "compound"
    },
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        "2": "salitang-kalye"
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        "Street talk; street slang."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Philippines, slang) Street talk; street slang."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "call boy"
        },
        {
          "word": "call girl"
        },
        {
          "word": "kanto boy"
        },
        {
          "word": "kanto girl"
        },
        {
          "word": "rugby boy"
        },
        {
          "word": "takatak boy"
        },
        {
          "word": "yosi boy"
        }
      ],
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        "Philippines",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
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  "word": "kanto lingo"
}

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        "2": "kanto",
        "3": "lingo",
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        "t1": "street corner"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog kanto (“street corner”) + lingo",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "salitang-kalye"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog salitang-kalye",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Tagalog kanto (“street corner”) + lingo. See also Tagalog salitang-kalye.",
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      "expansion": "kanto lingo (uncountable)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "call boy"
    },
    {
      "word": "call girl"
    },
    {
      "word": "kanto boy"
    },
    {
      "word": "kanto girl"
    },
    {
      "word": "rugby boy"
    },
    {
      "word": "takatak boy"
    },
    {
      "word": "yosi boy"
    }
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        "Philippine English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Street talk; street slang."
      ],
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        ],
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          "street",
          "street"
        ],
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        "(Philippines, slang) Street talk; street slang."
      ],
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"kanto lingo" meaning in English

Noun