habalhabal

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From older habal-habal, from a reduplication of habal (“to copulate”), named after the seating arrangement reminiscent of the male animal mounting a female from the back.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ha‧bal‧ha‧bal

Noun[edit]

habalhabal

  1. motorcycle taxi
    Synonym: skylab

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:habalhabal.

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: habal-habal
  • → English: habel-habel
  • → Tagalog: habal-habal

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lourdes G. dela Torre (2019 December 4) VERA Files‎[1] (in English): “‘Habal’ in Bisaya means to “breed” or the mating of animals and the term now describes the position of the riders on a two-wheeler.”
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