bukong

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧kong

Noun

bukong

  1. unhusked coconut shell

Verb

bukong

  1. to deliberately avoid payment for public transport

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

bukóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) joint (of bones)
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

bukong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜅ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. magic incantation
    Synonym: bulong
  2. enchantment; magic
    Synonyms: engkanto, mahiya, mahika
Derived terms

Further reading

  • bukong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018