tekas
Spanish
Noun
tekas
- plural of teka
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
An alteration of teksas, from English Texas, a reference to characters in westerns or horse operas, as well as referring to a breed of rooster for cockfight, from Spanish Texas, from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ (“friend, ally”). Compare Waray-Waray tekas.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtekas/ [ˈt̪ɛː.xɐs]
- Rhymes: -ekas
- Syllabification: te‧kas
Noun
tekas (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃᜐ᜔) (slang)
- swindler; defrauder; cheater
- Synonyms: manggagantso, manananso, manunuwitik, manunuba
- stealer; thief
- Synonym: magnanakaw
- pickpocket
- Synonym: mandurukot
- bum; troublemaker
- Synonyms: palaboy, tambay, hampaslupa
Derived terms
- manenekas
- matekas
- tekasan
- tekasin
See also
Further reading
- “tekas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “tekas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Waray-Waray
Noun
tekas