babaero

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Tagalog

Etymology

From babae +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

Noun

babaero (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜁᜇᜓ)

  1. womanizer; male flirt; seducer of women
    Coordinate term: lalakero
    • 1989, Jun Cruz Reyes, Mga daluyong, mga unos: sa panahon ni Rolando Olalia:
      Hindi ako puwede sa partido, masyado akong babaero. Pero paano naman akong hindi magiging babaero? Mga babae ang nanliligaw sa akin, sila ang lumalapit sa akin." "Mukha akong babae.
      I can't go to the party, I'm such a womanizer. But how can I not be a womanizer? Women court me, they approach me." "I look like a woman.
    • 2001, Ang makasaysayang People Power Part 2 sa mga pahina ng Pinoy times special edition issues 1-16:
      Siya'y babaero, lasenggo at sugalero
      He is a womanizer, a drunkard and a gambler
    • 2003, Jay De Castro, At tumestigo ang asintado: Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson:
      Pinagsigawan niyang walang kapabilidad maging Pangulo si Estrada, hindi lamang dahil ito'y walang talino at kakayahan, kundi ito'y lasenggo, sugarol at babaero, kaya't walang dangal pamunuan ang bayan.
      He shouted that Estrada has no ability to be President, not only because he has no talent and ability, but also because he is a drunkard, a gambler and a womanizer, so he has no dignity to lead the people.
    • 2014, Mina V. Esguerra, Jhing Bautista, Jonnalyn Cabigting, Leng de Chavez, Katherine C. Eustaquio-Derla, Rachelle Belaro, Rayne Mariano, Say That Things Change, Bright Girl Books:
      And then, I finally saw it. “Hindi ka rin masaya no?” “Huh?” he asked. “Sa relationship mo,” I cleared. “Hindi ka din masaya.” “Alam mo Kit, sobrang babaero ako dati pero nakahanapako ng katapat ko,” he said. “Ngayon hindi na ako babaero".
      And then, I finally saw it. "You're not happy either, right?" "Huh?" he asked. "In your relationship," I cleared. "You're not happy either." "You know Kit, I used to be such a womanizer, but my partner got to me," he said. "Now I'm not a womanizer".

Further reading

  • “babaero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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