pindeho

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pendeho

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pendejo (“fool; stupid”, literally “pubic hair”), from Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pinˈdeho/ [pɪn̪ˈd̪ɛː.ho]
• Rhymes: -eho
• Syllabification: pin‧de‧ho

Noun

pindeho (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜑᜓ)

1. husband being cheated on by his wife

   Synonym: (slang) torotot

2. infidelity of a woman (to her husband)

   Synonym: (slang) torotot

Adjective

pindeho (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜑᜓ)

1. stupid

   Synonym: tanga

   • 1990, National Mid-week:

     Ngunit aaminin ko na kakaibang interes ang naibuhos ko sa pamilya ng inutil, pendeho ngunit tusong si Julian Baldonado.

     But I will admit that I poured out my unusual interest to the family of the useless, stupid but crafty Julian Baldonado.

   • 2003, Ben Villar Condino, Puera biro: at iba pang katha:

     Di naman sa ako ay pinipendeho, / Dating tipid siya at menus ang luho; / Subalit nang minsang namasyal sa Reno, / Nahawa ng Virus doon sa Casino.

     Not because I am being stupid / He onced saved and kept his riches; / But when he once visited Reno, / There, he caught the virus of the Casino.

Further reading

• “pindeho” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “pindeho”, 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 110