palikero

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • palakero

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
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paliˈkeɾo/ [pɐ.lɪˈxɛ.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: pa‧li‧ke‧ro

Noun

palikero (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜃᜒᜇᜓ)

  1. playboy
    Synonyms: bohemyo, (slang) pabling

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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