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Cebuano
Etymology
Apparently from baye (“female, woman”), perhaps a diminutive form influenced by
diyot (“little”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧yot
- IPA(key): /ˈbajot/
Noun
bayot (Badlit spelling ᜊᜌᜓᜆ᜔)
- gay; male homosexual
- male-to-female transgender, transvestite or transexual person
- (colloquial, familiar, see usage notes) Term of address.
- (colloquial, derogatory) coward; weakling
Usage notes
- (term of address): Strictly between gay friends or between a gay man or boy and his female friends. May be offensive if pointed towards masculine gay men, or coming from a straight guy.
Derived terms
Adjective
bayot
- gay; homosexual
- stereotypically gay (in the way someone talks, acts); sassy
- Bayot kaayo na manabi 'nang bayhana. ― That woman talks with so much sass.
- (often derogatory) effeminate
- Synonyms: binabaye, babayin-on
- (colloquial, derogatory) cowardly; weak
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Cebuano bayot.
Pronunciation
Noun
bayot or bayót (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜓᜆ᜔)
- (sometimes derogatory) gay; male homosexual
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bakla
Adjective
bayot or bayót (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜓᜆ᜔)
- (sometimes derogatory) gay; homosexual
Further reading
- “bayot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
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