korkor

Tagalog

Etymology

Clipping and reduplication of English Korea.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /koɾˈkoɾ/ [koɾˈkoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: kor‧kor

Noun

korkór (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜃᜓᜇ᜔) (slang, dated)

  1. phenomenon of mass migration of South Koreans to the Philippines to study (especially English) or to engage in business for a time
  2. any Korean product

Further reading

  • “korkor”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • Narvaez, Eilene Antoinette G. (2015) Sawikaan: isang dekada ng pagpili ng salita ng taon‎[1] (in Tagalog), Pambansang Komisyon para sa Kultura at mga Sining, →ISBN
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