kokak
Cebuano
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkokak/, [ˈku.kʌk]
- Hyphenation: ko‧kak
Interjection
kokak
- sound a toad or frog's croak: ribbit
Noun
kokak
- croak; ribbit
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- cocac – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
Onomatopoeic from the croak of frogs.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ko‧kak
- IPA(key): /ˈkokak/, [ˈko.xɐk]
Interjection
kokak (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜃ᜔)
- ribbit
Noun
kokak (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜃ᜔)
- croak
- (slang, dated) prostitute; whore
- (obsolete) frog; toad
- Synonym: palaka
Derived terms
- kumokak
- magsikokak
Further reading
- “kokak”, 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