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Tagalog
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly from a play of Spanish cabeceo (“nod”). Alternatively, possibly from Chinese, according to Panganiban (1973).
Pronunciation
Noun
sébékoy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜒᜃᜓᜌ᜔)
- puppet; puppetry
- Synonyms: papet, maryonet, monigote
- (colloquial, obsolete) person of ridiculous figure
- (colloquial, obsolete) nod (of the head while falling to sleep)
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Further reading
- “sebekoy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 892
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 1169.