muherista

Tagalog

Etymology

From muher +‎ -ista. See also Spanish mujerista (“feminist”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /muheˈɾista/ [mʊ.hɛˈɾis.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: mu‧he‧ris‧ta

Noun

muherista (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜑᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ) (gay slang, dated)

  1. drag queen; transvestite; cross-dresser

Further reading

  • Buenaobra, Nita P. (2004) Mga salitang homosekswal: isang pagsusuri‎[1] (in Tagalog), Sangay ng Linggwistika, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, →ISBN, page 38
  • Reyes, Jose Javier (October 1977) “Swardspeak: A Preliminary Study.”, in Pintig Isip 1, volume 1, number 2, Manila, Philippines: Behavioral Sciences, De La Salle University, pages 60–85
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