japayuki

Tagalog

Etymology

Ellipsis of English Japayuki-san.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /d͡ʒapaˈjuki/ [d͡ʒɐ.pɐˈju.xɪ]
  • Rhymes: -uki
  • Syllabification: ja‧pa‧yu‧ki

Noun

japayuki (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜉᜌᜓᜃᜒ)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) a Filipina who travels to Japan to work as an entertainer, with implications of prostitution

Further reading
  • “japayuki”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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