Hokaglish

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proper noun

a colloquial multilingual variety of the Tagalog language that trilingually or bilingually incorporates Hokkien and English lexis (akin to Taglish)

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Meanings

proper nounHokaglish (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesa colloquial multilingual variety of the Tagalog language that trilingually or bilingually incorporates Hokkien and English lexis (akin to Taglish)
  2. uncountablehuman sciencesa colloquial multilingual variety of the Hokkien language that trilingually or bilingually incorporates Tagalog and English lexis
  3. uncountablehuman sciencesa colloquial multilingual variety of the English language that trilingually or bilingually incorporates Hokkien and Tagalog lexis (akin to Conyo)

Origin

Blend of Hokkien + Taglish.

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APA

Hokaglish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hokaglish

MLA

“Hokaglish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hokaglish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hokaglish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hokaglish.

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