kanto lingo
English
Etymology
From Tagalog kanto (“street corner”) + lingo. See also Tagalog salitang-kalye.
Noun
kanto lingo (uncountable)
- (Philippines, slang) street talk; street slang
See also
- kanto boy
- kanto girl
- yosi boy
- takatak boy
- rugby boy
- call boy
- call girl
Further reading
- Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 72