askal

English

A male askal on the beach

Etymology

From Tagalog askal, a blend of aso (“dog”) +‎ kalye (“street”).

Noun

askal (plural askals)

1. A variety of mongrel free-ranging dog found in the Philippines.
   • 2002, Ricardo M. de Ungria, “Sagada”, in Ramon Sunico, editor, Love Gathers All: The Philippines-Singapore Anthology of Love Poetry, Manila: Anvil Publishing; Singapore: Ethos Books, →ISBN, page 136:

     Two askals in a fuck-lock at the foot of the steps to St. Joseph, standing side by side as if they just happened to stand side by side.

   • 2008, Sassa Ramos, “A Cold Wind”, in Bing Ramos, editor, True Philippine Ghost Stories, volume 23, Quezon City: PSICOM Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 75:

     Figaro, the pup with long white hair like a sheep dog, was deeply asleep. Fabio, his dark-colored twin that looked like an ordinary askal, lapped softly and gratefully at my hand.

   • 2021, Kristian Joseph Factora, “Life”, in The Tech Diary: From Stone to Smartphone, chapter II (Evolution), page 97:

     Humans can be seen in the process of diversification as they span differentials from the dark to the white race, which is part of a natural law that distinguishes a bulldog from an askal.

   • 2023, Bong Serrano, “All Dogs Go to Heaven”, in Batangas: My Sky and Earth: An Intimate Recollection and Reflection of My Childhood in the Philippines, Altona, Man.: FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 312:

     They had three ferocious dogs, also askals, who were notorious for chasing after people who passed by the house.

Further reading

• askal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Cornish

Etymology

Compare Welsh ysgall, Breton askol.

Noun

askal m (singulative askallen)

1. (collective) thistles

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of aso (“dog”) +‎ kalye (“street”), also short for asong kalye.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaskal/ [ˈʔas.kɐl]
• Rhymes: -askal
• Syllabification: as‧kal

Noun

askal (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔) (colloquial)

1. askal (a variety of mongrel dog breed in the Philippines)

   Synonym: aspin

2. stray dog

   Lumayo ka; may askal sa tabi, baka anuhin ka.

   Stay away; there's a stray dog nearby, it might do something to you.

Related terms

• pusakal

Anagrams

• aklas, sakla, kasal, laksa, lasak, sakal, lakas