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Tagalog
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from *alem- (“intensifier something disclosed or expression of change”) + *bong (“concealing, hindering, or inhibiting something”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
alembong (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜅ᜔) (slang)
- girl with a flirtatious reputation; flirt; coquette
- Synonyms: harot, kiri, hitad, latod
- flirtation
- Synonym: ligaw-biro
Adjective
alembong (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜅ᜔) (slang)
- flirtatious
- Synonyms: malandi, maharot, talipandas, magatod, malantod, haliparot, handak, malimbay, talandi
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ The East-West Review, volumes 2-3, Doshisha University, Department of English, 1965, page 280
Further reading
- “alembong”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “alembong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 3