hilot
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog hilot (“massage”).
Noun
hilot (uncountable)
- (Philippines) A traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage.
Anagrams
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hílut.
Pronunciation
Noun
hílot (Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔)
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hílut.
Pronunciation
Noun
hílot (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔)
- a traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage
- improving a student's grade, often by remedial exams
- (by extension) massage
- Synonym: masahe
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:hilot.
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hílut. Compare Bikol Central hilot and Cebuano hilot.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhilot/
- Rhymes: -ilot
- Syllabification: hi‧lot
Noun
hilot (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔)
- massage; massaging
- a traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage
- a chiropractor
- Synonyms: manghihilot, masahista, tagamasahe, tagahilot
- midwife
- Synonym: komadrona
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “hilot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018