This page gathers the 546 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Philippines” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 6 of 6: from “tomboy” to “℞”.
- tomboy noun A butch lesbian.
- top noun a shoot (eaten as a vegetable).
- top-notcher noun Someone who finishes, or is listed by name, first.
- topbill verb To star in; to be the leading actor or actress in (a series, etc.).
- townhouse noun A row house or terraced house.
- track noun A specialization in senior high school. Some tracks consist of strands.
- traffic adj Congested.
- traffic lead noun unarmed traffic police
- transient noun A homestay.
- tribunal noun A kind of village hall used to transact business, to quarter troops and travellers, and to confine prisoners.
- tricycle noun An autorickshaw; A motorized cycle rickshaw (usually a roofed motorcycle with sidecar, often available for hire in the manner of a taxi)
- tricyclist noun A person who drives or rides an autorickshaw.
- trifocalization noun The division of the Philippine education system into three distinct levels of governance and management by the Department of Education for…
- trolley noun A handcar.
- tuba noun A reddish palm wine made from coconut or nipa sap.
- tuck out verb to untuck clothes (such as a shirt or topcloths)
- tuition noun A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a private school, boarding school, university, or college).
- ukay-ukay noun a Philippine store where secondhand items such as clothes, bags, shoes and other accessories are sold at a cheap price and often rummaged…
- under the saya adj Henpecked
- unipersonalist noun An autocrat; One who does not share political power with other people, or one who supports such a ruler.
- university belt noun A loose area wherein multiple educational institutions are located in close proximity with each other.
- unli adj unlimited
- up and down adj Of a building, having two stories.
- UV Express noun a shared taxi public transport service (typically using an SUV, van, or minivan)
- values noun Ellipsis of values education.
- vega noun An open tract of ground; a plain, especially one which is moist and fertile, such as those used for growing tobacco.
- viand noun rice topping; any food eaten with rice as a part of a main course meal.
- village noun An exclusive gated community; a subdivision.
- vlogger noun A content creator, regardless of whether or not they make vlogs.
- walkalator noun A moving walkway (a slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally or on an incline in a similar manner to an escalator.)
- walker noun A prostitute, streetwalker.
- walkman noun Pigs' ears, chopped, shaved, marinated, skewered, then grilled, sold as street food.
- wanton noun wonton (Chinese dumpling)
- washday noun Synonym of mufti day, a day when uniforms are not mandatory.
- while noun an uncertain short moment
- windshield noun A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind…
- wrench noun A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes.
- xerox copy noun A xerox; a photocopy.
- yakal noun Shorea astylosa; a tree endemic to the Philippines.
- yaya noun A nanny; female caregiver; nursemaid
- Your Honor pron you (a form of address for a representative or senator in the Philippine Congress during hearings and inquiries, and for canvassers during…
- zip code noun A postal code, especially for addresses served by PhilPost, consisting of a four-figure number.
- zipper lane noun A temporary highway lane (usually demarcated with traffic cones) on the opposite side wherein vehicles going forward can bypass traffic…
- zombie noun A person with a big appetite.
- zucchini noun A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
- ℞ symbol A prescription.