Glossary
“White elephants”
KTV
Karaoke TV
“Procession”
Lola
Grandmother
Taglish
Tagalog-English
Monggo
mung
Sukang tuba
coconut sap vinegar
Tiyo
Uncle
Tiya
Auntie
Lechon
roasted suckling pig
Dinuguan
blood stew
Embotido
meatloaf
Tilapia
a species of flatfish (Tilapia nilotica)
Pancit
noodles
“Thousand year eve”
Media Noche
traditional New Year’s Eve dinner
“Nilda”
Bagoong
fermented shrimp paste
“Uban ko nimo”
“Let me go with you” (Visayan)
“Ghosts”
Kuya
Elder Brother
“otso-otso”
dance popularized by a noontime variety show
Ate
Elder Sister
“amoy ewan”
“smelling of I-don’t-know-what”
FMD
Foot-and-Mouth Disease
’MariosepShort form of “Hesus, Maria, Hosep!” or “Jesus, Mary and Joseph!”
“Aalis na ako, Ma.”
“I’m leaving, ‘Ma.”
“’ni ha, ’ni ho”
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