Word origins

• mountainAn elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
• pastaDough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
• CincoA surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.
• bancaA canoe; an outrigger canoe or dugout.
• boloA long, heavy, single-edged machete.
• barangayThe smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.
• negritoEither of two species of bird in the genus Lessonia.
• juetengAn illegal numbers game lottery, using a tambiolo/tambola/tómbola container that is spun or a receptacle, sometimes shaped like a bottle or small-necked phial, that is shaken with the winning number from 1 to 37 on a ball or raffle ticket paper drawn after all bets are submitted
• ilustradoAn educated wealthy and elite Filipino during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.
• atcharaA pickle made from grated unripe papaya, popular in the Philippines.
• banduriaA plectrum-plucked stringed instrument with a flat-backed pear-shaped body and a short neck with fourteen strings in six courses, typically played in rondallas.
• barotoA small dugout canoe boat from the Philippines, which normally lacks outriggers and is usually used in calm waters.
• cañaoA name for the various dance rituals and celebrations of the Igorot people.
• carinderiaA small eatery or canteen or cafeteria that serves local (usually Filipino) food
• carromataA light two-wheeled, horse-drawn passenger carriage with a tilt roof used to convey passengers within city limits or for countryside travelling.
• guyabanoThe soursop (Annona muricata) (tree and fruit).
• JoloanoSynonym of Tausug (“member of a people”).
• juramentadoA Moro swordsman who attacked and killed occupying and invading police and soldiers, expecting to be killed himself.
• jusia thin fabric woven from the fibers of the Manila plantain (abaca), Musa textilis, and pineapple leaves, to which filaments of imported silk are sometimes added and sometimes a little cotton. It is woven principally in Iloilo and western Luzon: used for women's dresses and, to some extent, for men's shirts.
• maboloA kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros blancoi) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies.
• macapunoA coconut sport or a tree propagated from such sport; a naturally occurring mutant coconut with an abnormal development of the endocarp, prized for its soft coconut meat.
• maja blancaFilipino coconut pudding dessert
• MankayanA municipality of Benguet, Philippines.
• mestizo de españolA person of mixed Spanish Filipino and ethnic Austronesian Filipino ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines).
• mestizo de sangleyA person of mixed ethnic Chinese Filipino and Austronesian Filipino ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines).
• pancitFilipino noodles
• pancit cantonA Filipino dish of stir-fried egg noodles with meat, vegetables, soy sauce and other seasonings.
• panciteriaA restaurant that serves pancit noodles.
• paraoA sailing vessel found in the waters of the Philippines, similar to a proa.
• PaykekA barangay of Kapangan, Benguet, Philippines.
• sampaguitaArabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac).
• sangleyA person of pure ethnic Chinese ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines)
• tambioloA fish bowl or barrel-shaped container where balls used in a raffle or a lottery are placed. In the case of a raffle, tickets may also be used. Can be made out of wire, glass, clear plastic, etc. Often has a handle, which, when rotated, mixes up the balls or tickets.
• TubaoA municipality of La Union, Philippines.
• zacateSwamp ricegrass, Leersia hexandra, a grass cultivated for green forage.