manandis

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• manandes

Etymology

From “Man Andis”, from “Hermano Andres”, a nickname of Andres Abellana, a city councilor during the American Occupation of the Philippines. Abellana's unique hobby was listing names of supposed henpecked husbands, allegedly including then governor-general of the Philipines Theodore Roosevelt, Sergio Osmeña, and Emilio Aguinaldo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧nan‧dis

Adjective

manandis

1. henpecked

Noun

manandis

1. (dated) a henpecked husband or boyfriend

Latin

Participle

mānandīs

1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of mānandus