palikero

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Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

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Noun[edit]

palikero (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜃᜒᜇᜓ)

  1. playboy
    Synonyms: bohemyo, (slang) pabling

Further reading[edit]

  • palikero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary[1], 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