Hukbalahap

H4U1K5B3A1L1A1H4A1P3

proper noun

A Filipino guerrilla movement that fought against the Japanese during World War II and lasted until the Magsaysay administration.

OriginTagalog Hukbalahap ← Spanish Japón ← Portuguese Japãobor.? →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. PhilippineshistoricalA Filipino guerrilla movement that fought against the Japanese during World War II and lasted until the Magsaysay administration.
nounHukbalahap (plural Hukbalahaps)

plural Hukbalahaps

  1. A member of this movement.

Origin

  1. Hokkien服務 /服务 (ho̍k-bū)
  2. Tagaloghukbo
  3. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*balay
  4. Proto-Philippine*balay
  5. Tagalogbahay
  6. Tagalogbahayan
  7. Tagalogbayan
  8. Tagaloghukbong bayan
  9. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laban
  10. Tagaloglaban
  11. Proto-Austronesian*sa
  12. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sa
  13. Tagalogsa
  14. Hokkien日本 (Ji̍t-pún)
  15. MalayJepang
  16. PortugueseJapãobor.?
  17. SpanishJapón
  18. TagalogHapon
  19. TagalogHukbong Bayan Laban sa Haponsyl. abbr.
  20. TagalogHukbalahap
  21. EnglishHukbalahap

Borrowed from Tagalog Hukbalahap.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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