perok-perok

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly reduplication of *pirok. Compare Cebuano pirokpirok (“blinking”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpeɾok ˈpeɾok/ [ˌpɛː.ɾok ˈpɛː.ɾok̚]
  • Rhymes: -eɾok
  • Syllabification: pe‧rok-pe‧rok

Noun

perok-perok (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜓᜃ᜔) (dialectal, Cavite)

  1. gas lamp; kerosene lamp
    Synonym: gasera

See also

  • kumukuti-kutitap
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