bodabil

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English vaudeville, from French vaudeville.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbodaˈbil/, [ˌbo.dɐˈbil]
• Hyphenation: bo‧da‧bil

Noun

bódabíl (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜊᜒᜎ᜔)

1. vaudeville
   • 1980, Rosario Torres-Yu, Panitikan at kritisismo: Rosario Torres-Yu, patnugot:

     Sa larangan ng dula, dalawa ang mahalagang anyo na itinanim ng Amerika sa Filipinas: ang bodabil o stage show, at ang tinatawag na "legitimate stage."
     In the field of theatre, the United States implanted two important forms: the vaudeville or stage show, and the so-called "legitimate stage".

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• bodabil lamang

 

Further reading

• “bodabil” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “bodabil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018