kelot
Finnish
Noun
kelot
- nominative plural of kelo
Tagalog
Etymology
Blend of lalaki + English cat; lalaki being shortened to laki and into kela (back slang)
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ke‧lot
- IPA(key): /ˈkelot/, [ˈke.lot]
Noun
kelot
- (slang) man; male
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lalaki
Usage notes
Often used in tabloid newspapers.
Further reading
- “kelot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN