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Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish delicado.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deliˈkado/
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do
Adjective
delikádo (intensified delikadohon, Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇᜓ)
- delicate
- Synonym: pino
- dangerous
- Synonyms: peligroso, alaman
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do
- IPA(key): /deliˈkado/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish delicado.
Adjective
delikado
- dangerous, risky
- Synonym: peligroso
Etymology 2
Short for the Cebuano phrase delikado mabayot (“it's risky to be gay”).
Adjective
delikado
- (colloquial, humorous) sus, homo (see usage notes)
Interjection
delikado
- (colloquial, humorous) sus, homo (see usage notes)
Usage notes
- Used as a response to a straight male friend's appreciation of another man's attractive physical appearance.
Ilocano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish delicado.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deliˈkado/
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do
Adjective
delikado
- weak; sickly
- frail
- dangerous; risky
- (rare) delicate
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish delicado, from Latin delicātus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
delikado (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇᜓ)
- dangerous; risky
- Synonyms: mapanganib, peligroso, (slang) deliks
- serious; grave
- Synonyms: malubha, malala, grabe, (slang) deliks
- fastidious; choosy; prudish
- Synonyms: maselan, pihikan, pilian
Derived terms