tambay

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noun

An idler; a layabout.

OriginTagalog tambay ← English stand by →
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Meanings

nountambay (plural tambays)

plural tambays

  1. PhilippinesAn idler; a layabout.

Origin

  1. Englishstand by
  2. Tagalogtambay
  3. Englishtambay

Borrowed from Tagalog tambay, itself from English stand by.

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APA

tambay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tambay

MLA

“tambay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tambay. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tambay,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tambay.

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