Meanings
alternative Chabacano · alternative Chabakano
- The six dialects of the Philippine Creole Spanish spoken in the Philippines.
Moreover, Chavacano, especially the Temate dialect, is suffering from a dearth of publications. To reverse this trend, Chavacano-speakers in Cavite City have been publishing articles and poems in their language through their newsletter, NOTICIA, Amigos del Biblioteca y Museo de Cavite.
2004, Chan Sin-wai, editor, Translation and Bilingual Dictionaries, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 129Synonyms: Zamboangueño, Chabakano
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe six dialects of the Philippine Creole Spanish spoken in the Philippines.
Origin
- Spanishchabacano“vulgar, common, coarse”
- EnglishChavacano
From Spanish chabacano (“vulgar, common, coarse”).
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Chavacano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chavacano
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