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English
Etymology
From Tagalog kanto (“street corner”) + lingo. See also Tagalog salitang-kalye.
Noun
kanto lingo (uncountable)
- (Philippines, slang) street talk; street slang
See also
Further reading
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 72