indoy

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish indio +‎ -oy. Compare Cebuano inday.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔinˈdoj/ [ʔɪnˈdoɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -oj
  • Syllabification: in‧doy

Adjective

indóy (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. (archaic, derogatory, colloquial, slang) ugly (especially natives of the Philippines under the Spanish East Indies, as used by Spaniards during the Spanish Colonial Era)

Derived terms
  • Indoy

Further reading
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 61
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