Etymology

Chavacano

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Today it means: The six dialects of the Philippine Creole Spanish spoken in the Philippines. Full definition →

Spanish chabacano
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The story

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromchabacano“vulgar, common, coarse”
  2. English todayChavacano

From Spanish chabacano (“vulgar, common, coarse”).

Words from the same roots

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Zamboanga Chavacano

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