mahadera

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish majadera (“foolish; stubborn; whiny”, literally “pounder; crusher”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mahaˈdeɾa/ [mɐ.hɐˈd̪ɛː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ma‧ha‧de‧ra

Noun

mahadera (masculine mahadero, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜇᜒᜇ) (colloquial)

1. audacious woman
2. talkative woman

Further reading

• “mahadera”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 88