"kanto girl" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkanto ˈɡeɾl/, [ˌkan.to ˈɡɛɹl] Forms: ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ ᜄᜒᜇ᜔ᜎ᜔ [Baybayin]
Etymology: From English kanto girl, from Tagalog kanto (“corner, especially of two streets”) + girl. According to Potet (2016), the former term *kanto was originally from Japanese 官庁(かんちょう) (kanchō, “government office”), borrowed in during WW2. The word was reinterpreted to mean “office corner”. Etymology templates: {{bor|tl|en|kanto girl}} English kanto girl, {{compound|en|kanto|girl|lang1=tl|nocat=1|t1=corner, especially of two streets}} Tagalog kanto (“corner, especially of two streets”) + girl, {{der|tl|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|官庁|かんちょう|t=government office}} 官庁(かんちょう) (kanchō, “government office”), {{m-g|office corner}} “office corner” Head templates: {{tl-noun|kanto girl|b=+}} kanto girl (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ ᜄᜒᜇ᜔ᜎ᜔)
  1. female bum; deadbeat; loafer; idler Tags: slang, vulgar Synonyms: palaboy, tambay
    Sense id: en-kanto_girl-tl-noun-b7f6ff8t
  2. (humorous) office girl Tags: humorous, slang, vulgar Related terms: kanto boy
    Sense id: en-kanto_girl-tl-noun-1wKgtS-J Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 38 62 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 37 63

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