kokak

Cebuano

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkokak/, [ˈku.kʌk]
Hyphenation: ko‧kak

Interjection

kokak

sound a toad or frog's croak: ribbit

Noun

kokak

croak; ribbit

Tagalog

Alternative forms

cocac – obsolete, Abecedario orthography

Etymology

Onomatopoeic from the croak of frogs.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ko‧kak

IPA^(key): /ˈkokak/, [ˈko.xɐk]

Interjection

kokak (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜃ᜔)

ribbit

Noun

kokak (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜃ᜔)

croak
(slang, dated) prostitute; whore
(obsolete) frog; toad
Synonym: palaka

Derived terms

kumokak
magsikokak

Further reading

“kokak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
Fr. Juan José de Noceda; Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 89

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