"AFAM" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ʔaˈfam/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐˈfam] [Standard-Tagalog], /ʔaˈpam/ (note: more native-sounding), [ʔɐˈpam] (note: more native-sounding)
Rhymes: -am Etymology: Borrowed from English AFAM, possibly an acronym of “a foreigner around Manila”. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|en|AFAM}} Borrowed from English AFAM, {{acronym|tl|nocap=1}} acronym, {{m-g|a foreigner around Manila}} “a foreigner around Manila” Head templates: {{tl-noun}} AFAM, {{tlb|tl|chiefly|gay slang|women's speech}} (chiefly gay slang, women's speech)
  1. a white foreigner in the Philippines (usually male)
    Sense id: en-AFAM-tl-noun-6y6WA93S
  2. any foreigner in the Philippines
    Sense id: en-AFAM-tl-noun-1~upUV~E Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms without Baybayin script Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 18 67 15 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 30 42 28 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms without Baybayin script: 22 56 22
  3. a white American in the Philippines (usually male) Synonyms: Kano
    Sense id: en-AFAM-tl-noun-CFGJnBhj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: afam, Afam
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      },
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        "1": "a foreigner around Manila"
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "A‧FAM"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "a white foreigner in the Philippines (usually male)"
      ],
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          "Philippines",
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        ],
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          "male",
          "male"
        ]
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        {
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      "ipa": "/ʔaˈfam/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɐˈfam]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔaˈpam/",
      "note": "more native-sounding"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɐˈpam]",
      "note": "more native-sounding"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-am"
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  ],
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      "word": "afam"
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  ],
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    "Tagalog acronyms",
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    "Tagalog gay slang",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms borrowed from English",
    "Tagalog terms derived from English",
    "Tagalog terms spelled with F",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms without Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog women's speech terms"
  ],
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      },
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "A‧FAM"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "a white foreigner in the Philippines (usually male)"
      ],
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          "white",
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        [
          "foreigner",
          "foreigner"
        ],
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          "Philippines",
          "Philippines"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ]
      ]
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        "any foreigner in the Philippines"
      ],
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        [
          "foreigner",
          "foreigner"
        ],
        [
          "Philippines",
          "Philippines"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "a white American in the Philippines (usually male)"
      ],
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        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ],
        [
          "American",
          "American"
        ],
        [
          "Philippines",
          "Philippines"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Kano"
        }
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔaˈfam/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɐˈfam]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔaˈpam/",
      "note": "more native-sounding"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɐˈpam]",
      "note": "more native-sounding"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-am"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "afam"
    },
    {
      "word": "Afam"
    }
  ],
  "word": "AFAM"
}

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