palikero

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • palakero

Etymology

Uncertain. Either from pa- +‎ liki (“spin, like of a dog's tail”) +‎ -ero according to the Commission on the Filipino Language[1] or Spanish palique (“chitchat”) +‎ -ero according to Zorc & San Miguel (1993).[2] Analytically, paliki +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: pa‧li‧ke‧ro
  • IPA(key): /paliˈkeɾo/, [pɐ.lɪˈxe.ɾo]

Noun

palikero (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜃᜒᜇᜓ)

  1. playboy
    Synonyms: bohemyo, (slang) pabling

References
  1. “palikero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
  2. Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

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