putok-sa-buho

See also: putok sa buho

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “bursted out of bamboo”, or more loosely translated as “born out of nowhere”, based on the old myth of the first man and woman born out of bamboo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /puˌtok sa ˈbuhoʔ/ [pʊˌt̪ok sɐ ˈbuː.hoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uhoʔ
  • Syllabification: pu‧tok-sa-bu‧ho

Noun

putók-sa-buhò (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜊᜓᜑᜓ) (idiomatic)

  1. bastard; natural child; illegitimate child
    Synonyms: anak-sa-labas, anak-sa-ligaw, bastardo, anak-sa-buho, kabron

Further reading

  • “putok-sa-buho”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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