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Philippine English vocabulary. As a historical colony of the United States, the Philippine English lexicon shares most of its vocabulary from American English, but also has loanwords from native languages and Spanish, as well as some usages, coinages, and slang peculiar to the Philippines.
Jun 26, 2015 · The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has just included 40 Philippine English terms and expressions in its June 2015 update, the largest single batch of terms from Tagalog and Filipino usage of English to be published on the lexicon.
- Terms Or Usages Specific Or Unique to The Philippines
- Loanwords from Local Languages and Spanish
- Slang and Colloquialisms
Asian utility vehicle, AUV— type of vehicle based on an SUV, and used for commercialbaby collar — Peter Pan collarbalimbing – starfruit; (politics, pejorative) turncoatbarangay — basic unit of administration. Formerly, but sometimes still called barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), especially by older speakers.estafa — (legal term) fraudadidas - chicken feetcooked and eaten as street foodbetamax - blocks of pig's bloodcooked and eaten as street foodbirdie – penis (a pun on "bird" and Tagalog berde, as popularized by the song "Please Don't Touch My Birdie" by Parokya ni Edgar)extra service - happy ending, or erotic massageprovided by a masseusePhilippine English is characterized by a host of words borrowed from a variety of linguistic sources, the main ones being Filipino, the Tagalog-based national language, and Spanish, the colonial tongue that preceded English. Loan words and loan blends such as the following form part of the everyday vocabulary of Philippine English:
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- High blood. Definition: Stressed or annoyed. In reference to having high blood pressure. Used in a sentence: “You’re making me high blood, anak.”
- Sari-sari store. Definition: Filipino corner store. Used in a sentence: “You can get anything at the sari-sari store.”
- Estafa. Definition: Criminal offense of swindling. Used in a sentence: “He’s going to jail for committing estafa.”
- Despedida. Definition: A farewell party. Used in a sentence: “I’m bringing cake to her despedida.”
Jan 21, 2016 · Linguists have discussed the concept of “Philippine English” that has different variations of typical English words and here are a few examples of these words: 1. Chancing. The concept of “making a move” in the sexual context is called panananching or “chancing”.
Philippine English words recently recorded in the OED. blocktime, n. topnotcher, n. toyo, n. trapo, n. ube, n. Click on the links above to view these words, or explore further using the advanced search (access our getting started guides to learn how to search the OED ).
