kikay

From Tagalog kikay.

kikay

1. (Philippines) A flirtatious girl or woman.[1]
2. (Philippines) A girl or woman interested in beauty products and fashion.[1]

• Used attributively as an adjective.

• kikay kit

From Tagalog kikay.

kikay

1. a feminine or stylish girl or woman
2. a girl or woman interested in beauty products and fashion

kikay

1. belonging to or characteristic of a kikay
2. (of a girl or woman) interested in beauty products and fashion; stylishly feminine

Borrowed from Japanese 器(き)械(かい) (kikai, “powered mechanical device”).

kikay

1. machine

From a clipping of Francisca (female given name) +‎ -ay (diminutive suffix), a diminutive form of Spanish Francisca (female given name).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkikaj/ [ˈki.xaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ikaj
• Syllabification: ki‧kay

kikay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜃᜌ᜔) (slang)

1. stylish woman (specifically one interested in beauty products and fashion)
2. flirtatious woman
3. term of address to a girl

kikay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜃᜌ᜔) (slang)

1. stylishly feminine; girly (of a woman)
2. flirtatious

• → English: kikay, kikay kit
• → Cebuano: kikay, kikay kit

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 75