alembong
Tagalog
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from *alem- (“intensifier something disclosed or expression of change”) + *bong (“concealing, hindering, or inhibiting something”)[1].
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧lem‧bong
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈlemboŋ/, [ʔɐˈlem.boŋ]
Noun
alembong
- (slang) girl with a flirtatious reputation; flirt; coquette
- Synonym: harot
- (slang) flirtation
- Synonym: ligaw-biro
Adjective
alembong
- (slang) flirtatious
- Synonyms: malandi, maharot, talipandas, magatod, malantod, haliparot, handak, malimbay, talandi
Derived terms
- umalembong
See also
- balitanda
- gantay
- garutay
- handak
- hitad
- karengkeng
- kikay
- kiri
- kirimpot
- landi
- limbang
- palikero
- pandot
- parak
References
- The East-West Review, volume 2-3, Doshisha University, Department of English, 1965, page 280
Further reading
- Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 3