kikil

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kikil (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜃᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. carpenter's file
  2. act of filing
    Synonym: pagkikil
  3. (by extension) nail file
  4. (colloquial, figurative) act of extorting money from someone
    Synonyms: pangingikil, pangunguwarta

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Further reading

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

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