beho

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish viejo. The derogatory sense is from an ellipsis of Intsik beho, which itself is an ellipsis of Intsik beho, tulo laway.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbeho/ [ˈbɛː.ho]
  • Rhymes: -eho
  • Syllabification: be‧ho

Adjective

beho (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜓ)

  1. (colloquial, offensive) old; decrepit (especially of a Chinese man)
    Synonym: matanda

Derived terms

Noun

beho (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜓ)

  1. (colloquial, offensive) old; decrepit person (especially of a Chinese man)
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