habalhabal

Cebuano

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˌhabalˈhabal/ [ˌha.bɐl̪ˈha.bɐl̪]
  • Hyphenation: ha‧bal‧ha‧bal

Noun

hábalhábal (Badlit spelling ᜑᜊᜎ᜔ᜑᜊᜎ᜔)

  1. motorcycle taxi
    Synonym: skylab

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:habalhabal.

Descendants

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

References

  1. ^ Lourdes G. dela Torre (4 December 2019) 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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