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1. anting-anting, n. View full entry 1890
...A supposed supernatural influence having the power of protecting its possessor from harm; also, an amulet or charm having the same qualities....
2. boondock, n. View full entry 1944
...Rough country; jungle; an isolated or wild region. Usu. in pl. Also attrib....
3. buri, n. View full entry 1890
...The talipot palm. Also attrib....
4. cogon, n. View full entry 1839
...More fully cogon grass. A tall perennial rhizomatous grass, Imperata cylindrica, native to southwest Asia and found worldwide as an invasive weed....
5. Huk, n. View full entry 1947
...A guerrilla movement in the Philippines, orig. against the Japanese in World War II, later popularly identified with communism. Also attrib....
6. Lacatan, n. View full entry 1908
...A variety of banana, orig. from the Philippines but now widely cultivated elsewhere....
7. lauan, n. View full entry 1894
...The Philippine name for the light hardwood timber produced by trees of the genus Shorea or closely related genera....
8. † malmag, n. View full entry 1838
...The spectral tarsier, Tarsius spectrum, of Sulawesi and other islands of South-East Asia....
9. narra, n. View full entry 1779
...A tall, rapidly-growing tree of South-East Asia, Pterocarpus indicus (family Fabaceae (Leguminosae)), which bears panicles of fragrant orange or yellow fruit. Also: the decorative wood of...
10. panguingue, n. View full entry 1904
...A card game of Filipino origin, resembling gin rummy, usually played with eight or ten decks (frequently with certain of their number cards removed). Cf. pan...
11. Pilipino, adj. and n. View full entry 1936
...Of or relating to the language Pilipino....
12. Pinay, n. View full entry 1977
...A woman of Filipino origin or heritage; a Filipina....
13. Pinoy, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1924
...An immigrant from the Philippines, a person (usually a man) of Filipino origin or heritage; a Filipino. Also as Cf. Pinay...
14. Tagalog, n. and adj. View full entry 1704
...(A member of) a people living in the neighbourhood of Manila in the Philippine Islands....
15. Tinikling, n. View full entry 1946
...A Philippine folk-dance in which the dancer (traditionally a woman) steps between two long wooden poles (representing a bird-trap) held near the floor and drawn together and apart to the rhythm of...
16. ylang-ylang, n. View full entry 1876
...An anonaceous tree (Canangium odoratum) of Malaysia, the Philippines, etc., with fragrant greenish-yellow flowers from which a perfume is distilled; hence, the perfume itself....
