kelot

Finnish

Noun

kelot

  1. nominative plural of kelo

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of lalaki +‎ English cat; lalaki being shortened to laki and into kela (back slang).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkelot/ [ˈkɛː.lot̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -elot
  • Syllabification: ke‧lot

Noun

kelot (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. (slang) man; male
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lalaki

Usage notes

Often used in tabloid newspapers.

Further reading

  • “kelot”, 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
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