TEST 2 - FIL WORDS NA MAKIKITA SA OXFORD DICTIONARY

• • BAHALA NA - expressing an attitude of optimistic acceptance or fatalistic resignation, esp. in acknowledging that the outcome of an uncertain or difficult situation is beyond one’s control or is preordained; ‘que sera sera’. Hence also as noun (n): an approach to life characterized by this attitude
• • BALIKBAYAN - a Filipino visiting or returning to the Philippines after a period of living in another country
• • BALIKBAYAN BOX - a carton shipped or brought to the Philippines from another country by a Filipino who has been living overseas, typically containing items such as food, clothing, toys, and household products
• • BAON - money, food, or other provisions taken to school, work, or on a journey
• • BARANGAY - in the Philippines: a village, suburb, or other demarcated neighborhood; a small territorial and administrative district forming the most local level of government
• • BARKADA - a group of friends
• • BARONG - short for barong tagalog
• • BARONG TAGALOG - a lightweight, embroidered shirt for men, worn untucked and traditionally made of piña or a similar vegetable fiber
• • BARO’T SAYA - a traditional Philippine costume for women, consisting of a collarless blouse and a long wrap-around skirt
• • BATCHMATE - a member of the same graduation class as another; a classmate. Also, in extended use
• • BUKO - the gelatinous flesh of an unripe (green-husked) coconut
• • BUKO JUICE - a drink made from the clear watery liquid inside unripe coconuts; coconut water
• • BUKO WATER - buko juice
• • CARNAP - to steal (a motor vehicle)
• • CARNAPPER - a person who steals a motor vehicle; a car thief
• • COMFORT ROOM - a room in a public building or workplace furnished with amenities such as facilities for resting, personal hygiene, and storage of personal items (now rare); (later) a public toilet (now chiefly Philippine English)
• • DESPEDIDA - more fully despedida party; a social event honoring someone who is about to depart on a journey or leave an organization; a going-away party
• • DIRTY KITCHEN - a kitchen where every day cooking is done by household staff, as distinct from a kitchen that is purely for show or for special use by the owner of the house
• • ESTAFA - criminal deception, fraud; dishonest dealing
• • GIMMICK - a night out with friends
• • GO DOWN - to get off a vehicle
• • HALO-HALO - A dessert made of mixed fruits, sweet beans, milk, and shaved ice, typically topped with purple yam, crème caramel, and ice cream
• • HIGH BLOOD - angry, agitated
• • KIKAY - a flirtatious girl or woman. Also: a girl or woman interested in beauty products and fashion
• • KIKAY KIT - a soft case in which a woman’s toiletries and cosmetics are stored
• • KKB - ‘kaniya-kaniyang bayad,’ literally ‘each one pays their own’, used especially to indicate that the cost of a meal is to be shared. Also, as adjective
• • KUYA - an elder brother. Also used as a respectful title or form of address for an older man
• • MABUHAY - an exclamation of salutation or greeting: long live! good luck (to you)! hurrah! Cheers
• • MANI-PEDI - a beauty treatment comprising both a manicure and a pedicure
• • PANDESAL - a yeast-raised bread roll made of flour, eggs, sugar and salt, widely consumed in the Philippines, especially for breakfast
• • PASALUBONG - a gift or souvenir given to a friend or relative by a person who has returned from a trip or arrived for a visit
• • PRESIDENTIABLE - a person who is a likely or confirmed candidate for president
• • PULUTAN - food or snacks provided as an accompaniment to alcoholic drinks
• • SALVAGE - to apprehend and execute (a suspected criminal) without trial
• • SARI-SARI STORE - a small neighborhood store selling a variety of goods
• • SINIGANG - in Filipino cookery: a type of soup made with meat, shrimp, or fish and flavored with a sour ingredient such as tamarind or guava
• • SUKI - a buyer or seller involved in an arrangement whereby a customer regularly purchases products or services from the same provider in exchange for favorable treatment. Also: the arrangement itself
• • UTANG NA LOOB - a sense of obligation to return a favor owed to someone