kelot

Finnish

Noun

kelot

1. nominative plural of kelo

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkelot/ [ˈkɛː.lot̪̚]
• Rhymes: -elot
• Syllabification: ke‧lot

Noun

kelot (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔)

1. (slang) man; male

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lalaki

Usage notes

Often used in tabloid newspapers.

Further reading

• “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