palikero

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• palakero

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish paliquero (“flirter”), from Spanish palique (“chitchat”) +‎ -ero. By surface analysis, paliki +‎ -ero. Alternatively, from pa- +‎ liki (“spin, like of a dog's tail”) +‎ -ero, according to the Commission on the Filipino Language.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paliˈkeɾo/ [pɐ.lɪˈxɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: pa‧li‧ke‧ro

Noun

palikero (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜃᜒᜇᜓ)

1. playboy

   Synonyms: bohemyo, (slang) pabling, (slang) tsikboy

Further reading

• “palikero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 437