hilot

From Tagalog hilot.

hilot (uncountable)

1. A traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage.

• OLith., litho, litho-, thiol, thoil, tholi

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hílut.

• Hyphenation: hi‧lot
• IPA^(key): /ˈhilot/

hílot

1. massage

   Synonym: masahe

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hílut.

• Hyphenation: hi‧lot
• IPA^(key): /ˈhilot/, [ˈhi.l̪ʊt̪]

hilot

1. a traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage
2. (by extension) massage

hilot

1. (by extension) to massage
2. to improve a student's mark, often by remedial exams

• masahe

For quotations using this term, see Citations:hilot.

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hílut. Compare Bikol Central hilot and Cebuano hilot.

• Hyphenation: hi‧lot
• IPA^(key): /ˈhilot/, [ˈhi.lot]

hilot

1. massage; massaging

   Synonyms: masahe, hagod, haplos, himas

   1. a traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage
   2. a person who does said practice

      Synonym: manghihilot

2. midwife

   Synonym: komadrona

• salag