pekado man
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- peksman (clipping)
Etymology
From Spanish pecado + man, literally “even if to sin”.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pe‧ka‧do man
- IPA(key): /peˌkado ˈman/, [peˌxa.do ˈman]
Interjection
pekado man (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜃᜇᜓ ᜋᜈ᜔)
- (idiomatic, dated, slang) added to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one said: I swear!
- Synonyms: kasalanan man, mamatay man
References
- Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 110