delikado
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish delicado.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deliˈkado/ [d̪e.l̪iˈka.d̪o]
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do
Adjective
delikádo (intensified delikadohon, Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇᜓ)
Related terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do
- IPA(key): /deliˈkado/ [d̪e.l̪ɪˈka.d̪o]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish delicado.
Adjective
delikado
Etymology 2
Short for the Cebuano phrase delikado mabayot (“it's risky to be gay”).
Adjective
delikado
Interjection
delikado
Usage notes
- Used as a response to a straight male friend's appreciation of another man's attractive physical appearance.
Ilocano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish delicado.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deliˈkado/ [de.liˈka.do]
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do
Adjective
delikado
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- dilikado
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish delicado, from Latin delicātus.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /deliˈkado/ [d̪ɛ.lɪˈxaː.d̪o]
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: de‧li‧ka‧do
Adjective
delikado (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇᜓ)
- dangerous; risky
- Synonyms: mapanganib, peligroso, (slang) deliks
- serious; grave
- fastidious; choosy; prudish
Derived terms
- deliks
- kadelikaduhan
Related terms
- Delgado
- delikada
- delikadesa