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Finnish
Noun
kelot
- nominative plural of kelo
Tagalog
Etymology
Blend of lalaki + English cat; lalaki being shortened to laki and into kela (back slang).
Pronunciation
Noun
kelot (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔)
- (slang) man; male
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lalaki
Usage notes
Often used in tabloid newspapers.
Further reading
- “kelot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN