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kelot

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Finnish

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Noun

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kelot

  1. nominative plural of kelo

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Blend of lalaki +‎ English cat; lalaki being shortened to laki and into kela (back slang).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kelot (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. (slang) man; male
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lalaki

Usage notes

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Often used in tabloid newspapers.

Further reading

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  • kelot”, 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