palikero

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish paliquero (“flirter”), from Spanish palique (“chitchat”) +‎ -ero. By surface analysis, paliki +‎ -ero. Alternatively, from pa- +‎ liki (“spin, like of a dog's tail”) +‎ -ero, according to the Commission on the Filipino Language.

Pronunciation

Noun

palikero (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜃᜒᜇᜓ)

  1. playboy
    Synonyms: bohemyo, (slang) pabling, (slang) tsikboy

Further reading

  • “palikero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 437
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